The best book about GTD, besides Getting Things Done
At the very beginning of the 8 part podcast series of David Allen and Merlin Mann, David mentions a book which he describes as “fantastic”. The book’s name is “The War of Art” and as you can see from this site’s footer, I basically attribute most of what’s done here to the book.
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a must have for anyone who wants to really beat procrastination and get something done in life. If you’re sick and tired of getting to the end of the day with a feeling of “I didn’t get anything done” (and worst of all, you didn’t get anything done!) this book is for you.
The War of Art teaches that no matter what plans you make, you will always encounter a force of resistance that will stop you from executing your work. The more important it is to get the job done, the more resistance you will face. And only by becoming aware of this force of resistance can we plan ahead and make sure that we don’t get stuck in procrastination.
It’s really easy to implement the GTD system with such perfection, that your keeping of neat to-do lists and next actions will actually become a source of procrastination. (This has probably been mentioned hundreds of times in productivity blogs, but it’s always good to remember that it’s the #1 source of self-sabotage for the GTD practitioner). You keep adding things to do to your list, but you never do a single one of them. Resistance is beating you to the ground and you don’t even know it.
So go to your nearest bookstore and get the book. Or just get it from Amazon
