Highlights from "Getting Things Done"

By David Allen

Cover of the book Getting Things Done

most stress they experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept. Even those who are not consciously "stressed out" will invariably experience greater relaxation, better focus, and increased productive energy when they learn more effectively to control the "open loops" of their lives.

Getting things done requires two basic components: defining (1) what "done" means (outcome) and (2) what "doing" looks like (action). And these are far from selfevident for most people about most things that have their attention

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