About this source
The foundational text on stress-free productivity, presenting a complete system for capturing, clarifying, organizing, reflecting on, and engaging with all the commitments and inputs in your life. David Allen's methodology transforms amorphous 'stuff' into clearly defined actions and outcomes, enabling a state of relaxed control he calls 'mind like water.'
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11 totalPRODdays
The Waiting For List
Track every ball in someone else's court so nothing falls through the cracks
PRODweeks
Context-Based Action Lists
Organize your next actions by where you are and what tools you have, not by project
PRODongoing
The Someday/Maybe List
A parking lot for dreams, interests, and possibilities you're not ready to commit to yet
PRODdays
Mind Sweep (Incompletion Trigger Process)
Systematically empty your head of every open loop using category-based prompts
MINDdays
The Open Loops Principle (Managing Internal Commitments)
Anything pulling at your attention that doesn't belong where it is is an open loop draining your energy
PRODweeks
The Threefold Model for Evaluating Daily Work
Three types of work activity -- predefined, as-it-shows-up, and defining your work
PRODdays
The Four-Criteria Model for Choosing Actions in the Moment
Context, time, energy, priority -- the real-time decision filter for what to do next
STRmonths
Horizons of Focus (Six-Level Model for Reviewing Your Work)
From runway to 50,000 feet -- six altitudes to define and align all your work
PRODweeks
The Weekly Review
The master key to maintaining trust in your system and freedom in your mind
STRdays
The Natural Planning Model
Five steps your brain already uses to plan -- purpose, vision, brainstorm, organize, next action
PRODweeks
The Five Stages of Mastering Workflow
Capture, clarify, organize, reflect, engage -- the complete action management loop