Getting Things Done is arguably the world’s most well known book on productivity.
The lessons in this book should be considered essential reading for anyone looking to pursue a more productive lifestyle.
Getting Things Done is jam packed with information and ideas. In order to make this summary useful, actionable and concise I have summarised the main lessons from the book. Getting Things Done outlines a process called the "5 Stages of Mastering Workflow" which can be shown visually by the following model. For this summary I will summarise each stage of this process and define the key steps that need to occur at each stage in order to get things done. Here we go…