Contents

About the Author

Praise for David Allen

Title Page

Copyright

Acknowledgments

Foreword by James Fallows

Introduction to the Revised Edition

Welcome to Getting Things Done

Part 1: The Art of Getting Things Done

Chapter 1 A New Practice for a New Reality

Chapter 2 Getting Control of Your Life: The Five Steps of Mastering Workflow

Chapter 3 Getting Projects Creatively Under Way: The Five Phases of Project Planning

Part 2: Practicing Stress-Free Productivity

Chapter 4 Getting Started: Setting Up the Time, Space, and Tools

Chapter 5 Capturing: Corralling Your “Stuff”

Chapter 6 Clarifying: Getting “In” to Empty

Chapter 7 Organizing: Setting Up the Right Buckets

Chapter 8 Reflecting: Keeping It All Fresh and Functional

Chapter 9 Engaging: Making the Best Action Choices

Chapter 10 Getting Projects Under Control

Part 3: The Power of the Key Principles

Chapter 11 The Power of the Capturing Habit

Chapter 12 The Power of the Next-Action Decision

Chapter 13 The Power of Outcome Focusing

Chapter 14 GTD and Cognitive Science

Chapter 15 The Path of GTD Mastery

Conclusion

Appendix: Glossary of Getting Things Done Terms

Index