GTD - Getting Things Done

I have never been a huge advocate of self help books, but that does not mean that I cant relay some information on the "Getting Things Done" approach to productivity.

Business Week recently ran an article on productivity expert and best selling author David Allen. Allen' s book, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity or focuses four key strategies, Write it Down, Break it Out, Do it Now, and File it Away. The other week I posted about the free personal organizer and information management program Chandler (click HERE to read the post), and Allen's GTD strategies fit nicely with software which functions as a calendar and To Do List.

From Allen's website about GTD programs "Sophisticated without being confining, the subtle effectiveness of GTD lies in its radically common sense notion that with a complete and current inventory of all your commitments , organized and reviewed in a systematic way, you can focus clearly, view your world from optimal angles and make trusted choices about what to do (and not do) at any moment. GTD embodies an easy, step-by-step and highly efficient method for achieving this relaxed, productive state."

By using some of the GTD productivity methods along with a computer organizer such as Chandler (discussed in a previous post, click HERE to read) we can become more productive and organized. In the end we personal property appraisers, many who are solo professional, could all use a little organization and guidance on how to get things done and not procrastinate. Myself included.

To read the Business Week article click HERE.
To visit David Allens GTD website click HERE.