Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life | David Allen

Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life | David Allen | This sequel is a prelude to author's "Getting Things Done"

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	Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life David Allen, 2003 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 44 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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I am a great fan of David Allen's books because they are practical and to the point. I have implemented many of the tips in this book, and am undoubtedly, more productive. So, I recommend this book, and the author's other book, Getting Things Done.

This sequel is a prelude to author's "Getting Things Done"

David Allen's best known work is "Getting Things Done," a guide to stress free productivity. Allen, in many ways, is a philosopher. not a time-management or productivity guru. His insights into the correlation between "open loops," as he calls them (the things undone that rattle around in our mind)and stress are remarkable.

But "Getting Things Done" can be a very rocky read because Allen combines an explanation of his philosophy with a method for clearing the clutter from your mind.

"Ready For Anything," on the other hand, eschews the methodology and focuses instead on the philosophy. In 52 short chapters, Allen lays out his thinking about time-management, stress and productivity. In each of these short chapters Allen expounds on his philosophy. It is much easier to digest in this form than it is in "Getting Things Done."

Allen's basic thoughts aren't new or novel. If you're confused about what needs to be done, than what needs to be done won't get done. It's that simple. But Allen brings together basic principles in a new, easily understood way.

I see both books -- and frequent references to them -- as necessary and helpful. Allen's reputation is well justified and "Ready For Anything" is proof of it.

Jerry

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