niha42's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
nicklelove's review against another edition
3.0
It's okay. I sort of knew these steps already. It's just nice to hear it from an expert.
pennypiper's review against another edition
3.0
The idea behind the book was great. He went into great detail on how to kick-start the GTD system within your life.
It is quite out-dated technology-wise. That was pretty obvious, though the concept behind the system can be applied in many ways.
He rambled quite a lot though. There were many parts of the book that I found completely unnecessary or could be summarised more concisely. The format of the book was sometimes distracting.
Overall, it was a helpful book if only for a few concepts you could apply to your own life.
It is quite out-dated technology-wise. That was pretty obvious, though the concept behind the system can be applied in many ways.
He rambled quite a lot though. There were many parts of the book that I found completely unnecessary or could be summarised more concisely. The format of the book was sometimes distracting.
Overall, it was a helpful book if only for a few concepts you could apply to your own life.
wwatts1734's review against another edition
4.0
Getting Things Done is a classic. Written in 2001, for the past 20 years this book has driven the life and career of David Allen and has assumed the title of masterpiece among works about personal productivity. Overall, this is a great book. It offers tremendous advice about how to organize your life and your workload so that you spend less time wondering what you should work on now and more time on actually working.
My only criticism of this book is that it is far too tedious. Much of the book is a detailed description of how to organize papers, emails and other aspects of work. This is great for readers who want to follow the program and implement its suggestions, but it bogs down the book tremendously. Perhaps this material could have been relegated to an appendix or even another volume. The book could benefit from a revision where the main points are spelled out succinctly and the minutia is separated from that.
My only criticism of this book is that it is far too tedious. Much of the book is a detailed description of how to organize papers, emails and other aspects of work. This is great for readers who want to follow the program and implement its suggestions, but it bogs down the book tremendously. Perhaps this material could have been relegated to an appendix or even another volume. The book could benefit from a revision where the main points are spelled out succinctly and the minutia is separated from that.
cristiannn's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
shwainn's review against another edition
3.0
The basics are useful, but the majority of the book is fluff. Good to read, not so good to sink a lot of time into, especially considering what the book preaches.