My Favorite Productivity Advice From Books (so You Dont Have to Read Them All) [Video]

There are so many productivity books out there, and many of them contain great information and advice. But if you really want to be productive, you can’t spend all your time reading about other people’s productivity. Choosing which books to read, if any, is important, so here are some of the best tips from some on the market. If it speaks to you, pick up the book (or just get the gist here). 

Getting Things Done (GTD)

GTD is a method that comes from David Allen’s infamous 2001 book, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, which was updated in 2015. GTD has been popular for a long time and is all about organizing your to-do lists, priorities, and schedule in a way that keeps it all manageable. You use five pillars—capture everything in a notebook, app, or planner; clarify what you need to do by breaking it all down into actionable steps; organize the steps by category and priority; …