Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen
View on GoodreadsAllen's foundational system for handling the volume and ambiguity of modern knowledge work — the goal isn't to do more but to make the mind a clear processor rather than a leaky storage system.
Core ideas
- Capture everything in trusted external systems — anything held in the head consumes attention and breeds anxiety.
- Clarify each input by asking what it is and what (if anything) the next physical action is — "stuff" becomes either projects, next actions, reference, or trash.
- Weekly review is the load-bearing ritual; the system collapses without it.
Published2001
Pages267
ISBN9780142000281
ReadOct 2022
