Making It All Work: Winning at the
Game of Work and Business of Life
by David Allen
Life Making
The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Getting
Things Done.
David Allen’s Getting Things Done hit a nerve and ignited a movement with
businesses, students, soccer moms, and techies all the way from Silicon
Valley to Europe and Asia. Now, David Allen leads the world on a new
path to achieve focus, control, and perspective. Throw out everything you
know about productivity-- Making It All Work will make life and work a
game you can win. For those who have already experienced the clarity of
mind from reading Getting Things Done, Making It All Work will take the
process to the next level.

David Allen shows us how to excel in dealing with our daily commitments,
the unexpected, and the information overload that threatens to drown us.
Making It All Work provides an instantly usable, success-building tool kit
for staying ahead of the game.
Making It All Work addresses: how to figure out where you are in life and
what you need; how to be your own consultant and a CEO of your life;
moving from hope to trust in decision-making; when not to set goals;
harnessing intuition, spontaneity, and serendipity; and why life is like
business and business is like life.
This eagerly awaited follow-up to Getting Things Done is guaranteed to
find an audience in today’s competitive business environment and among
David Allen’s many fans.
Personal Review: Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of
Work and Business of Life by David Allen
The second half of this book - "Getting Perspective" - is where I found real
value. David talks about identifying everything that is important to you at
the different "horizons" in your life.
These horizons include things like "areas of responsibility", "goals &
objectives", "vision" and "principles & purpose". After reading and applying
the first GTD book you will already have your day-to-day projects and
actions under control. The thing is that you need "perspective" to allow
yourself to work on the important stuff, rather than getting carried away just
doing "busy work".
So, from time to time, you review the things that are important to you on a
higher level. This triggers thinking and generates new projects (with
associated actions) helping you take steps toward achieving your
goals/dreams/etc.
Some negative reviews here may be based on the first half of the book -
"Getting Control" - which is definitely just a rehash of the first book. I guess
they had to do that for people who have picked it up without having read
the first GTD book. Stick with it, the second half more than makes up for it.
If I can offer a suggestion: Install a mind-mapping tool like xmind or
freemind (free) and jot down any ideas that pop into your head as you
read. By the time I finished this book I had all of my responsibilities, goals,
vision, purpose & principles mapped out - it really is a great feeling!

For More 5 Star Customer Reviews and Lowest Price:
Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life by David Allen
5 Star Customer Reviews and Lowest Price!