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GTD System Guides
$15.95
When you value your time and its usage you will go to extents to discover how to accomplish a lot with your little. This Allen product is great at allowing one to get the big picture (your total time) then dice it up into manageable pieces. It is most helpful at giving the user a great big picture of his or her time in decent, bite-sized portions (your hours and minutes). If you have the hunger for effectiveness Allen's tool here will deliver the goods and provide you with a new approach to living that will take you onto efficiency. I am still fiddling with it but my initial findings are that it is effective and most helpful, practical and realistic.

The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done
$19.95
Dave Crenshaw has reaffirmed what (I thought) we already knew to begin with; multi-tasking is counter productive. Apparently, the myth that it was a great way to get things done hasn't been debunked ages ago (I thought it had when I originally posted this review).

The premise that multi-tasking---or as Crenshaw cleverly calls it, "switchtasking"---is an ineffective way of going about one's business is certainly true. Myth? Surprisingly, a majority of us believe it's a necessary evil; there's no way around it. That statisticallly valid conclusion was personally drawn by this reviewer after surveying 25 league bowlers at Via Linda Lanes, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hey, that's where I hang out; okay?

You may ask why I found it necessary to corroborate the findings of the author; after all, he wrote the book; he knows. Well, I thought everybody else knew that "switchtasking" was bad tasking, hence my orginal review was luke warm. I've dialed it up a notch, because not only does the author (an expert) know what he's talking about, 25 bowlers backed up his theory; I stand corrected.

Several other books also address this subject, which are worth reading as well: Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long, Talk Less, Say More: Three Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen, Power of Less, The: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life, The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less, and The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials).

Certainly, Crenshaw tells a nice story, and if it were the only book you'd read on time management issues, you wouldn't be doing yourself a disservice. The message he delivers is clear, and one that we should already know by now (but we don't); so stop kidding yourself. If you want to be more productive, stick to one task at a time. Hopefully, we're all listening now; including those 25 bowlers in Scottsdale.

GTD Live! (Ten CD set)
$349.00
GTDLive! The next best thing to seeing David Allen live is listening to GTDLive. If youve ever wanted to attend a David Allen seminar but could not, this is the next best thing. GTDLive is our brand new audio of a full 2-day seminar - packed with insights, tips, and practical applications on GTD or Getting Things Done in a way that only David can tell you. This is a great value at over 50% off the cost of just a one-day seminar! With GTDLive, you receive this recording of a full 2-day seminar that you can listen to over and over again anywhere, anytime. Getting Things Done Live reveals powerful techniques for processing everything in your personal and workplace environments. From email, paperwork, and voice mails to tasks, commitments, and internal thinking. Major topics of the seminar include: Mastering the Five Stages of Workflow; The Productive Experience; Keys to Collecting and Processing your Stuff;Project Thinking;Organizing Email and Filing Systems;Dealing with Procrastination and Setting Priorities; Planning and the Power of Focus; Establishing Your Ideal Scene, Successful Outcome The set contains approximately 9 ? hours of audio recorded live at a large southern California University. It is packaged in a handsome 10-CD boxed set. GTD System Guides; the core principles of GTD, referenced in the recording, are presented on laminated cards for easy reference.

GTD��� Tickler File
$39.95
GTD��� Tickler File
The GTD Tickler File is awesome! What a fresh idea from the planner and list methods used in the past. The product I received is better quality and durability than the picture on the website shows. Using this GTD Tickler File is straight forward, visually fresh and it's easy to identify the folders. I don't have to remember to rewrite something on tomorrows list I didn't get done today! I really like the month printed in BIG letters on the bottom which makes them easy to identify laying on your desk. My desk is the passenger seat in my car so this is REALLY helpful! Being on the road a lot, I appreciate the durability. If one gets away from you on black carpet, it's easy to spot. The system looks very professional to clients and the enclosed guide is an added bonus. Wow! GTD just gets better and better.