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Dec 2020
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6. Getting Things Done with David Allen

PATRICK J. MCGINNIS
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David Allen, author of the perennial bestseller "Getting Things Done: The art of stress-free productivity" shares his life journey, and explains how his far from the conventional path led him to sell over two million copies impacting people and companies worldwide.  He speaks about "the pressure of time" in the age of FOMO, and the importance of clearing the ... Show More
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