Tag: “Self-Improvement”

Don’t you have the feeling that the world is getting more and more complicated, that you have more and more responsibilities and things to do, and that you don’t have the resources to cope with all these things adequately?

A couple of decades ago I made the worst financial decision of my life. I invested almost all of my savings in a company that went bankrupt a few months later. Although at the time it seemed like a fairly rational decision (although not without risk), the truth is that it wasn’t. I made that decision in a moment of euphoria, just after I had made a small amount of money with a similar investment shortly before.

Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done is probably David Allen’s least known book. It was published in 2003 and consists of a compilation of 52 articles that delve into different aspects of the GTD methodology. Aspects such as having a clear vision to be more creative, approaching work in a productive way, creating structures that work and knowing how to relax despite being on the move.

Everyone has things to do. At home and at work, personal and professional. And everyone has a particular way of remembering what things they have to do. Some write them down on a piece of paper, others enter them into a mobile app, others rely on their memory, and others use a combination of different methods.

You have probably already returned from your holydays and have been thinking about your goals for this new year, both personally and professionally. If so, congratulations! Defining your goals is an important incentive to achieve results in life.