{"id":451,"date":"2012-11-28T08:30:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T13:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=451"},"modified":"2012-11-28T08:30:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T13:30:22","slug":"getting-things-done-procrastinate-vs-prioritize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=451","title":{"rendered":"Getting Things Done: Procrastinate vs. Prioritize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-452\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Getting-things-done.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Getting-things-done-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Getting-things-done\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-452\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Audible.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>By Jennifer Galiani \u201813<br \/>\nEE Staff Writer<\/p>\n<p><em>Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity<\/em> takes the reader through the logic of David Allen\u2019s methods to de-clutter your life. David Allen, a productivity consultant from Shreveport, Louisiana, published the book in 2001 under the Penguin Books imprint. In this book, the reader follows Allen\u2019s productivity program full of useful tips and advice to lead a stress-free and organized life.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Prior to reading David Allen\u2019s book, I had been searching for ways to help manage my time and work better, especially before heading off to college. After reading <em>Getting Things Done<\/em>, I learned countless strategies that would guide me through the rest of my life. This book is filled with beneficial tips and advice, along with the reasoning behind productivity and management. <\/p>\n<p>The primary message of the book is the idea that in order to think clearly and be productive, you must clear your mind of all commitments and things you need to get done. If you record them externally, then you will be focused on performing the tasks, rather than remembering what you have to do. \u201cIt\u2019s possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive sense of relaxed control\u201d (pg. 3).<\/p>\n<p><em>Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity<\/em> contains valuable information for every aspect of a teen\u2019s life. Time management and productivity affects day-to-day life whether, cleaning a house or running a company. David Allen said, \u201c\u2026much of the stress that people feel doesn\u2019t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started.\u201d Take advantage of the resources around, and learn how to lead a stress-free life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jennifer Galiani \u201813 EE Staff Writer Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity takes the reader through the logic of David Allen\u2019s methods to de-clutter your life. David Allen, a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":453,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions\/453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}