Tell me more ×
Personal Productivity Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for people wanting to improve their personal productivity. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 9 down vote favorite
3

Possible Duplicate:
What is recommended reading if I'm interested in increasing my productivity?

As the question states, I'd like to see a list of books that are really really must read books on the subject of time management and productivity.

share|improve this question
Check en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done. – Refineo Apr 3 '12 at 23:41

marked as duplicate by Adam Wuerl♦ Apr 8 '12 at 12:08

This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.

4 Answers

up vote 9 down vote accepted

I recommend these two first:

Allen, David: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity.

Covey, Stephen: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Then there are a lot of others that may have something useful to offer, but if you're looking for "really really must read" these are what to start with.

share|improve this answer
Yep, everyone should absolutely read Getting Things Done. – apathetic Apr 5 '12 at 13:23
up vote 2 down vote

The Power of Full Engagement is right up there with GTD for me, it's a book that's completely changed how I see my workflow, especially dealing with purpose, energy and breaks. It goes along nicely with The Pomodoro Technique as the latter is a method to the motivation behind the former.

share|improve this answer
up vote 0 down vote

Zen to done - very useful if GTD is too complicated for you - it's kinda simplified GTD.

share|improve this answer
If GTD is too complicated, you can just choose a subset of methods from it. I myself use a kind of uber-light GTD: Collect tasks in single place, break down steps, think about next step to do, review every week. Works ok for me. – 0x6d64 Apr 8 '12 at 15:45
up vote 0 down vote

Here's some oldies but goodies. Perhaps you can find them used for a bargain.

These are, strictly speaking, not personal productivity books, because they focus on teamwork, but hey, whom among us work in a vacuum? I find my personal productivity is highly correlated with the agreements and actions I take with other people.

  • Peopleware, Productive Projects and Teams, Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
  • 201 Principles of Software Development, Alan M. Davis
  • Making It Happen, A Non-Technical Guide to Project Management, Mackenzie Kyle
  • The Fifth Discipline, The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, Peter M. Senge
share|improve this answer

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.