- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books; Reprint edition (1 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0143034545
- ISBN-13: 978-0143034544
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 14.5 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,473,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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David Allen has written another superb book on a subject everyone could make better use of. This book gives guidelines on how to improve ones overall method of dealing with life on a day-to-day basis. It does not preach to the reader about what must and must not happen. It does however give relevant examples that most people will be able to identify with. David explains how most people tend to deal with these situations and why this increases stress. He then demonstrates why his recommendation can add to an organised work method and thus relieve stress.
David has a wonderful writing style that is easy to read. His use of the English language coupled with his clear examples makes this book a joy to pick up.
This book is much broader in content than "Getting Things Done". I would recommend reading "Getting Things Done" if your life is one big mass of confusion, contradiction and generally not moving in one direction. "Ready for Anything" is a secondary phase to give more direction to all aspects of your life. All in all I enjoy reading David Allen's books. The information in them is invaluable and should be adopted by everyone. I will be keeping my copies and making regular reference to them.
81 of 84 people found the following review helpful
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Author David Allen lists 52 basic principles for productivity, including: write everything down, do the jobs that nag you, focus on the matter at hand and so on. As he notes, the principles are both simple to understand and difficult to implement. The book is essentially a collection of gleanings from the author’s previous writings, so it does not present a systematic or unified approach to time and productivity management. However, Allen’s straightforward tips are handy, if sometimes duplicative. The number 52 suggests that you might find one helpful tip to use each week in a one-year program of self-improvement and productivity management. In that case, repetition is probably a good thing, since bad habits tend to spring up again like weeds and require the same remedies often. The author is relentlessly upbeat, optimistic and witty, like a motivational speaker. That might be hard to read in a big chunk, but it is easy to digest if you spend a little time every week reading a recommendation and implementing it. We recommend this book to anyone who urgently needs help with time management and productivity.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I greatly enjoyed David Allen's "Getting Things Done" and still read it regularly. Likewise with this book which makes an effective companion volume. Although it is not as detailed and systematic as his earlier book, it is a full of ideas that can be taken on board and developed. It is a good book to carry around for when you have a spare moment as each of the 52 principles are distilled into a short chapter complete with motivational quotes. My only reservation about the book is that there are so many of these quotes that they often distract from the main text.
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I really liked the original gtd book. I was expecting this book to expand on the original book and provide practical hints and tips. It didn't. Read more
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Excellent
I have been reading a chapter from this book every Monday every week for several years. It's a wonderful companion piece to Getting Things Done and the new book, Making Things... Read more
Published 21 months ago by A reader
Excellent book - Food for thoughts.
Whereas Getting Things Done is a very hands-on manual that not only help you understand GTD but also put it into practice, Ready For Anything is more of a reflection on GTD and... Read more
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More insights about processing your stuff
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Published on 11 Aug 2009 by M.I.
Practical approach to GTD
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Not nearly as good as GTD
More philosophical musings than the hard useful advice of GTD. Funnily enough the summary at the end is better than the one in GTD, so it might be worth buying this book just for... Read more
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