• Making It All Work

  • Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life
  • By: David Allen
  • Narrated by: David Allen
  • Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (667 ratings)

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Publisher's summary

The companion to the blockbuster best seller, Getting Things Done.

Since its publication in 2001, Getting Things Done has become, as Time magazine put it, "the defining self-help business book" of the decade. Having inspired millions of readers/listeners around the world, it clearly spoke to an urgent need in an increasingly time-pressured society. Now, in the highly anticipated sequel Making It All Work, Allen unlocks the full power of his methods across the entire span of life and work. While Getting Things Done functioned as an essential tool kit, Making It All Work is an invaluable road map, providing both bearings to help you determine where you are in life and directions on how to get to where you want to go.

©2008 David Allen (P)2008 Penguin Audiobooks

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this is the way

David Allen is the master of teaching you how to build your own trusted system

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For those of us who need

My sense of GTD folks who get more our of second book is this: Some of us used and sensed the power of GTD but couldn't fully capitalize on it--if you are right-hemisphere dominant, if you are highly lateralized, you may have noticed that The Big Picture is essential

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Get Organized

Concepts and plans to get me organized at work and with my life, and lower stress levels.

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Makes so much sense!

Puts all of the pieces together I knew how to do but couldn't efficiently operationalize. This is a system I can use exclusively and feel great about my priorities, tasks, and life!

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I was hoping for more...

I really wanted to like this book. As a mom with a special needs kiddo, an infant, and a full time career...I can use all of the help and advice I can get. Sadly, despite being in my car for 10 hours a day I just could NOT get through the first couple chapters of this book without wanting to run my car into a wall. Im fairly new to the world of audio books, so maybe it was just poor narration? I dunno, all I can say is I wanted to fall asleep.

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Disappointing after loving GTD so much

Let me lead by saying that Getting Things Done completely transformed my life. I've used it's principles heavily over the last two years and have accomplished so much I never thought possible.

Making it All Work, on the other hand, simply rehashes much of Getting Things Done. It also spends quite a bit of time talking about how wonderful GTD is. After reading it I cannot point to a single new principle I will adopt or use.

Do yourself a favor and read Getting Things Done. If you have already read it you might consider re-reading it over purchasing this book.

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Boring

I love GTD, but this one really was very boring to me I just didn't get into it at all. I don't even think I finished it and I can't even remember one thing that stuck with me after reading it.

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insipid rehash

GTD was a good book. this is just a reahash of lot of well known concepts. its all over the place and just a marketing tool for self aggarandisation. avoid

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lifechanging experience

That book changed my life

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Sales pitch for GTD

GTD sounds like a great idea, like something I'll probably try once I read that book. However, this book is just either an affirmation of what a great idea was to read GTD or a full blown commercial on why you should.

To be honest, I may try GTD at some point, but not before getting a full refund for this one.

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