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Getting Things Done

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen

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The Basic Categories

There are seven primary types of things that you'll want to keep track of and manage from an organizational perspective:

  • A "Projects" list
  • Project support material
  • Calendared actions and information
  • "Next Actions" lists
  • A "Waiting For" list
  • Reference material
  • A "Someday/Maybe" list
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Getting Control of Your Life: The Five Stages of Mastering Workflow

  • Collect things that command our attention;
  • Process what they mean and what to do about them; and
  • Organize the results, which we
  • Review as options for what we choose to
  • Do.
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Why Things Are on Your Mind

Most often, the reason something is "on your mind" is that you want it to be different than it currently is, and yet:

  • you haven't clarified exactly what the intended outcome is;
  • you haven't decided what the very next physical action step is; and/or
  • you haven't put reminders of the outcome and the action required in a system you trust.
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The Basic Requirements for Managing Commitments

Managing commitments well requires the implementation of some basic activities and behaviors:

  • First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear.
  • Second, you must clarify exactly what your commitment is and decide what you have to do, if anything, to make progress toward fulfilling it.
  • Third, once you've decided on all the actions you need to take, you must keep reminders of them organized in a system you review regularly.
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