The Organized Mind

Who recommended it

1. 

   David Allen American productivity consultant and author

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Productivity”.

   Listed in the source as “The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload”.

   The best books on Productivity↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 22 Aug 2019 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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