One of the vendors at Lotusphere gave away this book, 'Getting Things Done' by David Allen. I was excited because I was recently thinking about getting this book. I'm in KC for a couple days and I started reading it on the plane. I like a couple of the concepts introduced in the first chapter. He relates his system to Karate and sports in that you want to get into a state of 'mind like water' or 'flow'. This is a state where your relaxed and able to working at your best most of the time. It's a feeling of control. In Karate, you train so that your flexible and comfortable in a stressful situation. Your mind is trying to juggle all your unfinished business whether you like it or not. He talks about a system where you write down your 'projects' and also write down actions needed to accomplish. This simple act helps to quiet your mind and help you move to a state where you feel in control. With over 300 emails from being away, I also took some time on the plane to organize my email inbox. Thanks to Notes replication! I feel like I got them under control.

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