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How long does it take to read Getting Things Done?

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen

Getting Things Done by David Allen takes about 5 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 7 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2001. 279 pages, about 76,725 words.

11 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 32 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 7 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 12 minutes

The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen's premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve effective productivity and unleash our creative potential.

Subjects: Time management, Self-management (Psychology), Gestion de soi, Budgets temps, Zelfpsychologie, Zeiteinteilung

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