Link to video: https://youtu.be/oCNN2pyO5YcI release new videos often, if you’re interested in subscribing here’s a link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfbLDMh6uGOZePAfqqjVZ-g?sub_confirmation=1If you'd prefer to read the script instead of watching the video, here it is:Getting Things Done By David AllenIrrespective of how you define success, to progress rapidly towards it, you need to be productive and an effective time manager.David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity is the best time management and productivity book in the self-help genre. It offers timeless advice that when applied, will transform your personal and business life.“You can do anything, but not everything.”David AllenIf you’re interested in this book you can get 2 audiobooks for free with a trial of audible using the link in the description of this video. Subscribe and turn on the notification bell so you don’t miss any future summaries.The Premise of the BookAt the heart of the David Allen’s book is the Getting Things Done system (GTD). At its barest, the system states that to do get things done, you first need to define what it means to have something done and what that process looks like.Once you have that in mind (and preferably on paper), you then need to get into a state of flow (workflow). Getting into this state requires that you manage where your attention goes, what that means to you, and when your attention is not on something that improves your productivity or allows you to Get Things Done rapidly and productively, refocusing on what matters and doing so as often as necessary.“If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”David AllenIn this book summary, we look at the key ideas you will learn from reading and implementing Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free ProductivityLesson 1: Employ pre-workThe Merriam-Webster dictionary defines pre-work (also prework) as “preliminary work, any work conducted as preparation for some other work or activity.”Whenever you are about to embark on a new undertaking, plan it out in the mind and then put it down on paper as fast as possible. This frees up your mind’s computing capacity.“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”David AllenPrework is all about organizing your work (what you need to do) so that by having a system in place, an idea of the steps it will take to achieve your aim, it shall be that much easier to remain attentive to the things that matter, the things that improves your productivity and allow you to get things done.“You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it. When enough of the right action steps have been taken, some situation will have been created that matches your initial picture of the outcome closely enough that you can call it "done.”David AllenWhen you prework or preplan your work in your mind but preferably on paper, it becomes easier to recognize distractions including seemingly urgent tasks that eat away your time but do very little to improve your overall productivity at the end of the day.Lesson 2: Create a someday listWe all know the value of a To-do list: it gives us a broad idea of the things you want or need to do. What most of us fail to realize about a To-do list is that when the things on the list are cyclic and we barely take action towards their achievement or completion, they become counterproductive and therefore detrimental to our productivity and wellbeing.“It’s a waste of time and energy to keep thinking about something that you make no progress on.”David AllenGetting Things Done introduces the concept of a someday list, a list whose primary purpose is to help you get ideas off your mind so that they stop taking up your attention and mental capacity, and on to paper for later review.“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.”David AllenWhat ideas or tasks should go on your someday list? According to Allen, the items on your someday list should be ones that require incubation or immediate action but that are worth keeping for the future. By having them off your mind and on to a list, it becomes easier to concentrate on what you need to do right now, which makes you more attentive to important tasks and therefore more productive at days/week’s end.“Everything you’ve told yourself you ought to do, your mind thinks you should do right now. Frankly, as soon add you have two things to do stored in your RAM, you’ve generated personal failure, because you can’t do two things at the same time. This produces an all-pervasive stress factor whose source can’t be pin-pointed.”David AllenConclusionTo become more productive, free your mind from the nonessential so that you can concentrate on what it essential and impactful to your ability to use time productively.I hope that was useful, have a great day!I release new videos often, if you’re interested in subscribing here’s a link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfbLDMh6uGOZePAfqqjVZ-g?sub_confirmation=1I've made over 60 summaries of the best self improvement books, the links are below.Full playlist of them all here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOImyOGN9UE&list=PLaNTB6oQAa0AYuul0tqUscg1ZLj_arZgaHere are the links:Make Your Bed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7mBNcI2H1c The power of the subconscious mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNi9zDGaZtw Getting things done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCNN2pyO5Yc The power of intention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ezM3fIKHTY Deep work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SOQpjHKESA The magic of thinking big: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdQRQ82AED8 The alchemist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcQjBghtxMU Blink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rie9Pkp4Ktk Atomic Habits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6u0X0CDEqU The E-Myth Revisited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctHTVZRnE7g Mindset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QU5Q3lyTqo The art of war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_5qhA2y-E4 Rework: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsaZU-HW18k The lean startup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6QPZp--lJE The hard thing about hard things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl_Q3E5d33U Crush it!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onbmkc-29KI Delivering Happiness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiUWCZkHbA8 The personal MBA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFpXccN3YEU The $100 startup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqa1LqahOLE Zero to One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGtQjkSUahc Grit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doUSy1Eo76s Start with why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgMnlf4jcYY The compound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nSIiAMnDY0 The Prince: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzVmhWFdwBQ The willpower instinct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz5EXLYxWDQ The slight edge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItMk2xS_ZU Meditations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul2nuHOnCPI Who moved my cheese?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQhJkIPHiyw The One Thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS5lgHhbUoM The richest man in babylon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbnHlWFnWLs The power of habit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d366w-o8nhA Secrets of the millionaire mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1WjeoCw30g The 6 pillars of self esteem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5NRiB_-w10 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nGzZ9m_Xsg Thinking Fast and Slow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqw9dwxiKSw The 4 hour work week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCWzSlAqO0g The power of positive thinking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAdxM_19KBc The power of now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa7mAlLhD3w Think and grow rich: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btQNKjSy8Ww 12 rules of life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9InBOOy1eTU The 5 love languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPq4Vxh74jY Rich Dad Poor Dad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV31Wpr2Fl8 How to win friends and influence people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s61o8y22BpM The inside out revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68OwvuqZEGo Models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs0d7Da8ufo Man’s search for meaning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXFQ5W0bMk The subtle art of not giving a fuck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOImyOGN9UE How to stop worrying and start living: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUQXrEk52Ug The millionaire fastlane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrtjXONWVfA 5 extremely powerful techniques to master motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmRzDIisUeM Quiet by Susan Cain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzRcYLq63dU Extreme Ownership: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMWeEyqWHe0 see hubwealthy.com/wealthy
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