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Books recommended by David Allen
American productivity consultant and author
American productivity consultant and author. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Productivity.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything David Allen has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books David Allen recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where David recommended it.
The best books on Productivity
Five Books interview in which David Allen chooses and discusses five books.
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The Organized Mind
Explicit recommendationOne 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
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BrainChains
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Productivity”.
Listed in the source as “BrainChains: Your Thinking Brain Explained in Simple Terms”.
The best books on Productivity Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Checklist Manifesto
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Productivity”.
Listed in the source as “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right”.
The best books on Productivity Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: James Clear
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The Inevitable
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Productivity”.
Listed in the source as “The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future”.
The best books on Productivity Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Antidote
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Productivity”.
The best books on Productivity Interviewfivebooks.com
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