“Anxiety is caused by a lack of control, organization, preparation and action.” – David Kekich

This book by David Allen is considered a masterpiece in productivity improvement and a bible in productivity as far as I am concerned.

He starts by analyzing the typical challenges corporate employees face today :
• Overwhelming number of things to do
• A constant dilemma – What to do, When to do, How to do
• Day to day fire-fighting
• High levels of anxiety
• A feeling of too much to handle, not enough time to get it done
• More stress despite better workplaces and quality of life
• Fast paced changing nature of their jobs themselves
• The pressure of Multi-Tasking and the risk of errors and efficiency loss that comes with it.

Each of these takes a toll on employees’ productivity. That means huge losses of energy and time, missed deadlines, slower growth and sometimes lower bottom lines.

This book will provide you with the tools and techniques you need to become more focused, organized, and productive. You will learn new strategies on how to work effectively and see immediate results when you implement them.

This book will help you :
• Change your paradigm on how you plan your tasks and how and when you should execute them
• Understand the science of habit-formation and with that learning replace unproductive habits with productive ones
• Deal with higher workload periods without getting overwhelmed and stressed out
• Stay relaxed and use this productivity system efficiently even with higher or different job responsibilities

The GTD way is a system, not a formula. It is not merely a cure to the stress employees are already dealing with. It is a vaccination  against future day-to-day fire-fighting.

It operates on the premise that “it is possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive sense of relaxed control.”

Those clients of mine who use the GTD system report a great sense of relaxedness despite extremely high workloads. If productivity improvement is what you’re looking for, look no further.