Another great one!

David Allen has become the guru of productivity, with his book "Getting Things Done". In "Ready for Anything", he shares a collection of bit-sized (1-2 page) principles that are related for his system of organization and productivity. They're all easy to understand and feel true and quite applicable to anyone wanting to focus on being more productive. They're a bit less interesting to read en masse, but the book would be a nice source for drawing weekly inspiration from the Allen psyche.

I think this book is designed to be read after reading "Getting Things Done" (which I haven't read yet). But I found it a helpful introduction to thinking about how to be more productive. It also inspired me to read "Getting Things Done" as it's given insights into the thinking behind the method. It's very easy to dip into as it's broken up into 52 one to two page articles that are sprinkled with quotes.

As a firm fan of David Allen's "Getting Things Done" methodology, I found this book to be a really useful reminder/refresher of some of the concepts and ideas.

I'm very familiar with the GTD concepts and ideas, but sometimes need a reminder of *why* they are such a good idea in keeping me productive (and sane!) on a day-to-day basis. In this book, Allen provides some very easy to read chapters (2-3 pages each) which help identify what drives you, what holds you back and the steps you can take to implement GTD and be ready for anything.

I especially like the quotes and insights offered as side-bars throughout the book.

For any established GTD'er, I'd suggest this book is an essential read to have on your bookshelf, and a book that you'll want to refer to often as a refresher on why you're using GTD to stay in control.

El libro está muy bien. Recomiendo leer antes su libro “organízate con eficacia” para una mejor comprensión.

Está organizado en capítulo cortos que facilitan sus seguimiento pero a veces peca de falta de hilo y se nota que es una recopilación de artículos o reseñas.

La edición de @booket es muy interesante porque incluye reseñas de personajes famosos que son una delicia.

Libro y sobre todo sistema muy recomendable

If you follow GTD methodology, this book provides context and tips for taking it to the next level. I use my own adaptation of GTD and I gleaned helpful tips for improving my system and how I look at my work overall.

No major new "projects" as a result of this book, but some new "action steps."

It was helpful to prompt me to think more about how I have organized and implemented his GTD system. If you haven't read his book on the system, then this one would be worthless.

This is a broad, abstract, almost philosophical attempt to wrap up the work in the previous books into what it all means. Interestingly, this is real content, but content that was absolutely implicit and in some cases explicit in other materials. Maybe there is more here for people who aren't total converts, don't read all the books and listen to all the podcasts, etc., but for me, it was a stream of, "Yeah, I know."

2020: As I reread this with more an eye toward motivation that for learning a body of material, I enjoyed this more.

I read GTD book first, and I give it three stars because there was plenty of boring anecdotes about nothing. This book is much shorter, so I hoped that I'd find just "meat" here. Unfrotunly I was wrong... This books are full of valuable content but, for the sake of god, why each second page is some anecdote about nothing.
But, still, it's worth reading if you are:
1. You read the first book some time ago, and you need refreshing, etc.
2. You would like to know taste a bit what GDT is all about, but the first book looks scary for you.

P.S If you like anecdotes, this book will be great for you!

There's nothing new in this book, but is a refinement of Allen's ideas on productivity. It's a good refresher and useful in improving GTD practice, but I'm glad I read the first book first.

This was very helpful to me. I listened to the CD version during my drive to/from work. He has a lot of great insights about time and productivity. He even did a great job of ready the book in the studio to create the audio version.

For those who use GTD this book is a great refresher on why you're doing it, and is excellent chance to look again at each of your processes and change them up if needed.

For those who are new to GTD I think this might be the easiest way to get a taste of what's it all about in terms of why you should do it and the general beliefs that form the core of GTD.

Read this book in bits, it's broken up into 5 minute chapters and I wouldn't read more than 2 at a time. Preferably just 1. This allows you to have a decent think about the ideas in each chapter and how they may apply to you.
Even though it is a short book it is densely packed with ideas and questions so you have to take it slowly to get the best out of it.