This week I’ve been ploughing through ‘Getting Things Done’ by David Allen – and I’ve been liking it. Now, I’ve never read a productivity book before, partly because I never knew they existed but also because I used to think productivity consultants were really the great undead who walked the earth with a vague sense of what life was truly about. However, I recently watched a Live Meeting which David led and it inspired me to pick up one of his books and give it a go.

So here goes:

The key message behind ‘Getting Things Done’ is simply ‘action’. You’ve got to plan how you are going to deal with all the ‘low level’ tasks that hit you everyday in order to give yourself time and space to focus on the big wins. It’s a little early to say if this book has worked out for me but it’s definitely helped me to be more aware of of my own planning techniques and how I deal with people. Plus, my desk at work has now benefited from a spring clean. ‘Everything in its right place’ as someone used to sing.

Second thing I learnt this week is ‘HAVE FUN!’ So that’s what I’ll be doing from now on.