Getting Things Done- 5 powerful lessons from David Allen Prepared by Group 7 as part of personal branding course The art of stress-free productivity

1. Getting Things
Done
The art of
stress-free
productivity
5 powerful lessons

2. Remember the moment?

3. Dhoni focused on the next
one thing which he had to do

4. Group 7 4
Lesson 1- Stay focused
With a mind like water state

5. What is the
state of your
mind right
now?

6. Parties
Projects
CGPA

7. Our usual way of doing it!!!

9. Just give me two more
hours please 

10. How long does it take to have
a creative idea?

11. Time to recognize an
opportunity?
Time to be inspired?

12. Psychic bandwidth

13. Lesson 2
Time is not the issue
You need space to think

14. Waste your energy
Keep all the stuff in
mind
How do we do
currently?

15. Lets do a small exercise

16. Lesson 3- Write down all
things going on in your mind

17. Study for
my end-
term
Academic
project
What do
others think
of me?
I feel I’m
not talented
Party I need
to give
Wish
someone for
birthday
Clean my
room table
Eat
something
Talk to a
friend
Nobody
likes me

18. Study for
my end-
term
Academic
project
What do
others think
of me?
I feel I’m
not talented
Party I need
to give
Wish
someone for
birthday
Clean my
room table
Eat
something
Talk to a
friend
Nobody
likes me
Actionable?
No!! No!!
No!!

19. Throw those thoughts in dustbin

20. Study for
my end-
term
Academic
project
Party I need
to give
Wish
someone for
birthday
Clean my
room table
Eat
something
Talk to a
friend
Will it take 2 minutes?
Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!

22. Study for
my end-
term
A project
submission
Party I need
to give
Talk to a
friend

23. Lesson 4
Pick the most important thing now!!!

24. Your brain is a planning machine
You plan all the time

25. Let’s take the task – “Academic
project”

26. Why do you want to do this?
Define the purpose
To get good grades

27. Create a vision
Practically learn a course
Score highest marks in class
Deliver a best presentation

28. Brainstorm the ideas
Conduct in-depth research
Select a topic which interests you as a team
Identify problems in those area
What could be the solutions
Discuss the structure as a group
Divide the work
Meet professor to get inputs

29. Define a structure
Select a topic which interests you as a team
Discuss the structure as a group
Identify problems in those area
Divide the work
Conduct in-depth research
Meet professor to get inputs

30. Make a move
Select a topic which interests you as a team
Discuss the structure as a group
Identify problems in those area

31. Lesson 5- Practice the natural
planning model
Purpose
Vision
Ideas
Structure
Next action

32. Enjoy stress-free
productivity

33. The 5 powerful lessons

34. References
“Getting things done” by David Allen
Ted Talks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSFxKaqOm4
http://gettingthingsdone.com/