Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life
by David Allen
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Author: David AllenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-12-30
ISBN: 067001995X
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Viking Adult
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- ISBN13: 9780670019953
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Book Review: Similar to his first book, but more focused on implementation
Summary: 4 Stars
David Allen's latest book "Making It All Work" is the third book by the author dealing with the "Getting Things Done" system. I read his first book ("Getting Things Done") and was surprised by how rigid the system seemed, and how "office" focused it was. I am a sales rep who spends a great deal of my time in front of customers and on the road, so many parts of the GTD system are just not as easy to implement for me as they might be for someone who is in a physical office of their own 5 days a week. That said, this new book by David Allen is focused more on how to customize and implement GTD and make it your own, and for that I am grateful. One of the things this book did convince me of was the need to use more "analog" tools (i.e., pen and paper) to track my progress on actionable items, and to "write it down to get it out of my head." I also have taken to heart his suggestion of creating certain lists by "context" (for example, an "@Waiting For" category that allows me to clear my mind of a task that has been delegated to someone else, while still retaining control over the task and remember to close the open loop). In a nutshell, if you read his first book (or second book) and think there were some valuable insights, this is a good follow-up. However, if you haven't read Getting Things Done yet, I'd recommend that you buy that book before this one, or a lot of this book just won't make sense.
Summary of Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life
The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Getting Things Done.David Allen's Getting Things Done hit a nerve and ignited a movement with businesses, students, soccer moms, and techies all the way from Silicon Valley to Europe and Asia. Now, David Allen leads the world on a new path to achieve focus, control, and perspective. Throw out everything you know about productivity-- Making It All Work will make life and work a game you can win. For those who have already experienced the clarity of mind from reading Getting Things Done, Making It All Work will take the process to the next level.
David Allen shows us how to excel in dealing with our daily commitments, the unexpected, and the information overload that threatens to drown us. Making It All Work provides an instantly usable, success-building tool kit for staying ahead of the game.
Making It All Work addresses: how to figure out where you are in life and what you need; how to be your own consultant and a CEO of your life; moving from hope to trust in decision-making; when not to set goals; harnessing intuition, spontaneity, and serendipity; and why life is like business and business is like life.
This eagerly awaited follow-up to Getting Things Done is guaranteed to find an audience in today's competitive business environment and among David Allen's many fans.
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