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PART ONE: The Unproductive Mind
by Robert Kelsey
Get Things Done: What Stops Smart People Achieving More and How You Can Change
Cover
Endorsements
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Introduction: My Own Personal Chaos
Process isn't a talent – it's taught
Someone capable of achieving something
Ever-decreasing circles
Lost in a fantasy world
The painful truth
PART ONE: The Unproductive Mind
1: Organizational Incompetence
Early-life conditioning
Testing the marshmallow test
Delayed gratification is developmental
Freud's id, ego and superego
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Texts that ignore the psychological issues
2: Conditions and Types
Distractibility, impulsiveness and risk-taking
The hunter of pre-history
Normal human behaviour
Women and ADD
Asperger's syndrome – more than just low empathy
Other disorders
MBTI types
Are types useful?
3: Procrastination, Clutter and Self-sabotage
The toxic internal critic
Self-belief: the missing ingredient
The Procrastinator's Code
Clutter – the not so benign symptom
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Deserve levels
4: Motivation, Goals and Flow
Motivation is the key
Plan-beliefs replace self-beliefs
Seven key steps for goal-setting
Finding flow
Flow is a pleasure
Encouraging flow
PART TWO: Tools and Resources
5: The Need for Desire
Desire – the starting point of all achievement
Definiteness of purpose
Growing a vocation
Suffering's meaning
Finding faith
Looking for the nugget
6: Planning for Freedom
The Pomodoro Technique
The rhythm of process
So how, and what, do we plan?
Begin with the end in mind
Beyond the desired end result
Mind mapping
7: Getting Started
Point One: Love your workstation
Point Two: Invest in the right equipment
Point Three: Buy lots of stationery
Point Four: Gather/capture everything
Point Five: Do some filing
Point Six: Finish that plan
Point Seven: Write a checklist
Point Eight: SWOT that strategy
Point Nine: Focus
Point 10: Make that call
8: Managing Time
Our ideal day
Dealing with interruptions
Activity quadrants
To time log, or not?
Instead, keep a diary
9: Developing Good Habits
Wasteful routines
The habit loop
Bad habit replacement
Self-addiction and its consequences
Building support
10: Making Decisions
Decisions made at four levels
Risk, benefits and costs
Decision trees
Avoiding ‘rule of thumb’ thinking
The weighting dilemma
PART THREE: Get Things Done …
11: … On the Phone
Make calls work
Establishing red zones
12: … Using Email
A fantastic tool if …
Avoiding email landmines
Tackling the randomness of email
13: … In Meetings
What's our purpose?
The people
Place is important
Go prepared
How do we get what we want?
14: … When Managing Others
The power of delegation
The task, the ask and the timing
15: … Beyond Work
Develop themes for your life
Points of entry
Tackling financial phobia
Money is our slave not our master
PART FOUR: Other People
16: Persuasion and Influence
Persuasion is a survival tool
Winning influence
Be liked
Be believed
Gaining influence from below
17: Dealing with Conflict
Don't be a conflict coward
The fruits of dealing with conflict
Classic conflict errors
Cognitive dissonance
Bringing it to work
Choose to defuse
18: Dealing with the Family
The Satir Model
Self-worth is a birthright
Developing insight
The family we create
Work and families can be allies
The joy of juggling
Juggling productivity with our significant other
Both men and women keep score
Conclusion: ‘It's All Chaos’
Chaos reigns
The joy of winging it
Act or be acted upon
Are you ready?
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People
1. Procrastination
2. Avoiding direction
3. Blaming others
4. Obsessing about others' impact on us
5. Having a fixed mindset
6. Ignoring progress
7. Being derailed by every setback
Bibliography
About Robert Kelsey
Index
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