Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity

A lot of the advice in this book amounts to common sense. When you think about it. Which, in my experience, a lot of people don't either because they haven't got the time, or because they just don' t think that way, and that is exactly why there is a need for books such as this. I have read the book twice now as the first time I found it a bit wordy and struggled to get my head round it all. The second time has been much better and I have 'got it'. I have begun to put the principles into action and reduce the amount of procrastination I am prone to. I think it will take a while to hone my personal take on GTD before I find the best way to implement it that works specifically for me. I would advise anyone that it will take time and the process of implementation is likely to be somewhat amorphous. What might work the first time around, may need to be developed into different ways and processes until it works for you as you want. I would certainly recommend the book.

Some of the tools presented in this book are completely invaluable. It's a little drawn out and a bit out of date but still an excellent starting point for anyone looking to manage ever increasing work loads while minimising unnecessary stress.