Making It All Work
by David Allen
Allen's follow-up to Getting Things Done, on the two dimensions of self-management: control (capture, clarify, organize, reflect, engage) and perspective (horizons from runway to purpose). It is more philosophical than the original and clarifies why the system matters; it does not replace the first book's mechanics.
Read it if…
you use GTD and want to understand the higher horizons and the why.
Skip it if…
you have not read Getting Things Done; start there.
Three things you will actually use
- Control and perspective are both required.
- Review the horizons regularly, not just the lists.
- Purpose organizes everything beneath it.
Do this first
Write your areas of focus, the ten or so responsibilities you maintain, and check your projects against them.
Our verdict
Philosophical companion to GTD.
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