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In the future I'll probably write about Getting Things Done (GTD, for short), David Allen's bestselling book about productivity and stress reduction. I am a huge fan -- not a day goes by that I don't actively use GTD's core principles. The best place to start with GTD is to read the book, which costs about $10 and is a quick and engaging read.
Once you're ready to learn more, check out this list of free GTD resources available from the David Allen Company.
Just a quick post to pass along a truly inspiring TED talk. Designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his studio every seven years to take a one-year creative sabbatical. Amazing things happen. I love the way that Sagmeister engages in a kind of time management writ large, thinking about time use over the course of his entire life. He figures he can take these sabbaticals by reducing his retirement by 5 years and interspersing that time into his working years.
While we all don’t have the resources or flexibility to do what Sagmeister does, it is interesting to think about what possibilities could emerge if we were to think of time management on such a grand scale. [ted id=649] I originally saw this talk referenced in this Harvard Business blog post.
