READY FOR ANYTHING
52 Productivity Principles For Work & Life
Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life – the second book of David Allen, famous productivity guru.
The universal problem of today’s world of work–too much to do–is the very thing Allen aims to help you handle. His tack is this: you can do more and be more productive if you relax and use his methods. His methods are all about doing the objective things, like making lists and cleaning up the small stuff, that clear your mind to be relaxed, creative, and free of stress.
This is an excellent self-development program, one that is up-to-the-minute in its use of metaphors like “mental RAM” and “open loops” and others drawn from our computer/network age. It speaks to the most contemporary issues in managing tasks, projects and energy. It draws on the best ideas of various traditions but is not merely a rehash of them. It sparkles with solid insights. It’s worth listening to over and over.
Here you’ll find two parts of review. Each of them describes one major area of productivity, according to Ready For Everything.
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