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Great practices, but not to be used in isolation Getting Things Done provides a great concrete framework for how to manage your pending work in an external, easy to access, and easy to keep up to date form. I've personally adopted it and love both the freedom that it gives me and the flexibility that it has in what can be on paper, electronic, or a pile of stuff. I look at it more as some techniques than specific practies. The caution I have about this book -- which I actually would recommend, despite the 3 star rating -- is that the techniques without a framework might not be quite enough. For instance, if you're a Seven Habits fan, you'll also get some guidance around prioritizing work, saying "no" to things, and ensuring long-term success. GTD is more focused on managing work you think is on your plate and handling whatever comes up, whether you really should or not. I've also found that I need to manage my long-term "nice to have" projects incrementally and don't really buy Allen's statement that you would be surprised how much progress you make on them just by writing them down. Finally, though I agree that putting a big list of tasks onto a day to get them done can be demoralizing, I do like to do things like block out hours of my calendar to work on tasks. So, a good book, a worthy read, but I'd advise that you also read some of the other literature in this area to make sure that you're not just learning to spin your wheels faster. Driving more quickly doesn't help if you're pointed through a minefield and in the wrong direction.