If you want to get Organized-Read This Book!

**Unreal030** · 06-14-2007 11:41 AM

I wanted to prepare myself to be more organized in college for two reasons:

A) It will help make college life easier.
B) I will be starting a business and helping run one as well in college.

This book really stands out from the rest, and he knows what the real deal is.
I am just 2/3rds of the way through the book and I am already alot more organized, I am much more efficient in my day to day activities, my mind is clear, and I feel good about each and every day as far as what I have accomplished.

This is not like all of the other books on organization that give you the same view and plan time and time again, trust me, I have read them.

Please check it out:

Getting Things Done
The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
National Bestseller

Author: David Allen

**gambit** · 06-14-2007 12:22 PM

So What did you learn from this book? what are some of the techniques?

**itsamindset** · 06-14-2007 12:30 PM

Hi Gambit,

Are you a business owner and if so, what do you do?

**gambit** · 06-14-2007 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by itsamindset

Hi Gambit,

Are you a business owner and if so, what do you do?

What do you mean what do I do? Business owners has a lot things they do and trying to figure what you mean by your question is a waist of time.

Can you be more specific?

**itsamindset** · 06-14-2007 12:40 PM

It's o.k. No need to get offensive. I'm new to this site and just trying to make friends that's all. I'm also not familiar with the different tools on here, but I did get a chance to look at your profile after playing around a little. Relax.

**gambit** · 06-14-2007 12:46 PM

LOL.. itsamindset, that's just the way we talk here. You are new if you are not use to it.

We are very straight & direct. And if you have business and you want the community to look into it. Dont be defensive, we just tell a very straight opinion.

Welcome to YE!

**itsamindset** · 06-14-2007 12:49 PM

Oh o.k. I didn't know that. Wheeeeeew... That was close. I was really scared. Nice to meet you.

**Unreal030** · 06-14-2007 12:51 PM

Well he goes over how to use a calendar properly as many people do not use them the way they should be used. He goes over next action lists, trash, reference files and the like. A tickler file system and alot of other things.

Its a bit hard to go over in this without explanation because its all based on a certain way of looking at how the mind sorts and deals with information and a certain methodology to organization that is not of the more traditional fashion.

Amazon.com would probably give you a better idea about it, I found out about it on Amazon and ended up picking it up and my local Barnes & Noble after checking out if it would be the best out of several other organizational high rated books on the site.

http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things...1842014&sr=8-1

I will scan the chart that the book focuses around, however about 1/3rd of it all is not portrayed in the chart such as the weekly review.

Let me scan it here...

You can get the general idea from the chart but its a lot deeper then that. You would have to read the book though. I would definately buy this book another time over and I am pretty picky about books.

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6...ngettinmh5.jpg

**versas** · 06-14-2007 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by gambit

LOL.. itsamindset, that's just the way we talk here. You are new if you are not use to it.

We are very straight & direct. And if you have business and you want the community to look into it. Dont be defensive, we just tell a very straight opinion.

Welcome to YE!

Well put, someone finally said it.