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David Allen

Born

December 28, 1945

Website

https://gettingthingsdone.com/

Twitter

gtdguy

Genre

Business, Nonfiction

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David Allen is an American author and productivity consultant. He created the time management method Getting Things Done.

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Episode #337: Five Principles of Productivity

Creator of the second-best productivity tool for GTD, Eric Mack is grounded in GTD and knowledge management. David Allen and John Forrister recently talked with Eric about his five principles of productivity software design, in the hope that it might inspire future designers to incorporate some of these principles into their applications.

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David Allen’s books

Average rating: 4.0 · 179,204 ratings · 7,767 reviews · 84 distinct works • Similar authors

	Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 166,855 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done 3.85 avg rating — 5,294 ratings — published 2003 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life 3.93 avg rating — 3,265 ratings — published 2003 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Getting Things Done Workbook: 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, Brandon Hall 4.06 avg rating — 572 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World 4.06 avg rating — 548 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Team: Getting Things Done with Others by David Allen, Edward Lamont 3.85 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2024 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Organízate con eficacia 3.93 avg rating — 237 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity 3.94 avg rating — 189 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GTD Life with David Allen 4.21 avg rating — 120 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getting Things Done with Work Life Balance 4.07 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”
― David Allen

tags: productivity

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“If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

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“You can do anything, but not everything.”
― David Allen

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