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Getting Things Done

Getting Things Done (GTD) is a personal productivity system developed by David Allen and published in a book of the same name. GTD is described as a time management system. Allen states "there is an inverse relationship between things on your mind and those things getting done".

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Author
David Allen
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pages
267
Published in English
2001
Subject
Business

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Getting Things Done

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Getting Things Done → 2001
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Getting Things DonePages2671.00infobox
Getting Things DonePublication date20011.00infobox
Getting Things DonePublished in English20011.00infobox
Getting Things DonePublisherPenguin Books1.00infobox
Getting Things DoneSubjectBusiness1.00infobox
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