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Conclusion

I hope this book has been useful—that you have started to reap the rewards of getting more done with less effort and stress. And I really hope you have tasted the freedom of a “mind like water” and the release of your creative energies that can be the result of the application of these techniques. Those who begin to implement GTD methods always discover there’s more here than meets the eye, and you may have already begun to experience your own version of that.

I’m willing to bet that Getting Things Done has validated much of what you already know and have been doing to some degree in your personal and professional life all along. Perhaps, though, this book will make it much easier for you to apply that common sense more systematically in a world that seems to increasingly confound us with its intensity and complexity.

My intent is not to add more to the plethora of modern theories and models about how to be successful. I have tried, on the contrary, to define the core methods that don’t change with particular fashions, and that, when applied, always work. As with gravity, when you understand the basic principle, you can operate a lot more effectively, no matter what you’re doing. Perhaps this is the leading edge of back to basics!

Getting Things Done is a road map to achieve the positive, relaxed focus that characterizes your most productive state. I invite you to use it, like a road map, as a reference tool to get back there whenever you need to.

Here are some final tips for moving forward:

Get your personal physical organization hardware set up.

Get your workstation organized.

Get in-trays.

Create a workable and easily accessed personal reference system—for work and home.

Get a good list-management organizer that you are inspired to play with.

Give yourself permission to make any changes that you have been

contemplating for enhancing your work environments. Hang pictures, buy pens, toss stuff, and rearrange your workspace. Support your fresh start.

Set aside time when you can tackle one whole area of your office, and then each part of your house. Gather everything into your system, and work through the Getting Things Done process.

Share anything of value you’ve gleaned from this with someone else. (It’s the fastest way to learn.) Review Getting Things Done again in three to six months. You’ll notice things you might have missed the first time through, and I guarantee it will seem like a whole new book.

Stay in touch with people who are broadcasting and reflecting these behaviors and standards.* Have a great rest of your life!