Topic: David Allen

Six Ways to Supercharge Your Productivity

What does it take to be productive and efficient in a world of infinitely rising demand, and endless potential distractions? By productive, I mean generating goods and services with lasting value. And by efficient, I mean doing so with the least amount of unnecessary expenditure of time and energy.READ»

Work Smart 2: Staying Organized After Being on the Road

[video_twistage 1] Welcome to another edition of Work Smart with Gina Trapani. This week, Daniel Beck, a technical writer for WebFaction in Philadelphia, PA, asks for advice on how to get and stay organized after traveling. ...READ»

Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"

In an ideal world, you'd arrive at the office, sit down in front of a list called "things to accomplish today," and calmly work through each item until it was time to go home. But most of us can only dream of having that much ...READ»

Work Smart: Take Back Your Calendar With Defensive Scheduling

When it comes to productivity tools, next to your to-do list, your calendar is your best friend. You already use it to track meetings, appointments, and events with other people, but you should also organize and schedule your own ...READ»

Work Smart: Defrag Your Calendar by Batching Tasks

Every employee has certain obligations throughout the workweek on top of their core job: like attending meetings, taking phone calls, replying to email, and filling out paperwork. It's natural to want to tackle these things as ...READ»

David Allen On "Getting Things Done"

David Allen, author of "Getting Things Done, " one of the best-selling productivity books of all times joins Robert Scoble to talk about the future of work and how to make the most of productivity while minimizing stress. Allen also ...READ»

You've Survived a Layoff at Work, How Do You Get Creative Again?

If you're like my friends and family you probably fit into two buckets: Those who've been laid off and those who haven't but survived a round or two. If you're one of those who've survived a round or two you probably flinch a bit ...READ»

Fast Company Traffic Report for January 2009

What was popular on FastCompany.com last month? Click through to find out.READ»

Making Online Groups and Bulk Email Work for You

300 million people are members of online groups -- but most are using them in a painfully inefficient way. Get expert views on how you can make these work best for you. READ»

Zero-001

ZERO PURPOSE - ZPAST - FCBIO This mornings Zero Process Time: 42 Minutes Wake Up Call: What do I mean by "learning" if this is a never-ending journey? Discover the intelligent spot between ...READ»

Six Ways to Slow Down Smart

How do people accustomed to life in the fast lane handle slower times -- and prepare for the next cycle of growth? Grab a cup of decaf and read through this advice.READ»

Fast Company Library

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Fast Company Library

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Six Ways to Slow Down Smart

How do people accustomed to life in the fast lane handle slower times -- and prepare for the next cycle of growth? Grab a cup of decaf and read through this advice.READ»

Six Ways to Slow Down Smart

How do people accustomed to life in the fast lane handle slower times -- and prepare for the next cycle of growth? Grab a cup of decaf and read through this advice.READ»

Sensei for the Time-Sensitive

David Allen says work in the knowledge economy requires a new kind of mental calisthenics. Information management is not a science but an art -- a martial art -- and it's time to start training.READ»

Time to Get Trigger Happy

Creating an environment for your idea will make it more successful.READ»

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A Head For Detail

Gordon Bell feeds every piece of his life into a surrogate brain, and soon the rest of us will be able to do the same. But does perfect memory make you smarter, or just drive you nuts?READ»

How She Does It

Abruptly widowed, Sophie Vandebroek stayed with her demanding fast-track career--but on her terms.READ»

All The Right Moves: Don't Lose Hope

Emergency advice for the career weary.READ»

You can do anything - but not everything.

David Allen, one of the world's most influential thinkers on personal productivity, offers his unique advice on how to keep up the pace -- without wearing yourself down.READ»

How Fast Are You?

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

Get a Life

If you're so "successful," why aren't you having more fun? If you're so "together," why are your days so chaotic? "Getting a life" means getting control.READ»

Four Tricks That Save Time

Four tricks to save you time.READ»

Don't Manage Time, Manage Yourself

Overworked overachievers suffer from a 'gnawing sense of anxiety.' Here's personal-productivity guru David Allen's cure.READ»