PENGUIN BOOKS GETTING THINGS DONE FOR TEENS David Allen is an internationally best-selling author who is widely recognized as the world’s leading expert on personal and organizational productivity. Time magazine called his flagship book, Getting Things Done, “the definitive business self-help book of the decade.” Mike Williams was president and CEO of the David Allen Company from 2011 to 2016, is on the board of directors for the Association for Talent Development (td.org), and is the Getting Things Done Enterprise Architect at Zappos .com Mark Wallace has taught in public schools in Minnesota for more than twenty years and has won the TIES Distinguished Educator Award. PENGUIN BOOKS An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 penguin.com Copyright © 2018 by David Allen, Mike Williams, and Mark Wallace Penguin supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish books for every reader. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Names: Allen, David, 1945 December 28– author. Title: Getting things done : take control of your life in a distracting world / David Allen, Mike Williams, and Mark Wallace. Description: New York : Penguin Books, [2018] | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018013261 (print) | LCCN 2018013684 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525503729 (e-book) | ISBN 9780143131939 (pbk.) Subjects: LCSH: Time management—Juvenile literature. | Self-management (Psychology)—Juvenile literature. | Distraction (Psychology)—Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC BF637.T5 (ebook) | LCC BF637.T5 A453 2018 (print) | DDC 646.7—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018013261 ISBN 9780143131939 (pbk.) ISBN 9780525503729 (ebook) Version_4 David Allen For a new generation of young people, who will see problems as projects sooner than we did. Mike Williams For Arianna, Hannah, and Conrad, you inspire me, encourage me, and teach me. For caring adults everywhere looking to make a difference. Mark Wallace For my amazing wife, wonderful children, selfless family, supportive friends, and everyone who has the courage to take the single next action. Contents About the Authors Title Page Copyright Dedication For Additional Information Acknowledgments Foreword by David Allen Introduction to Parents, Teachers, and Other Caring Adults Introduction to Teenagers Before We Begin Part 1: The Art of Getting Things Done Part 2: The Practice of GTD Part 3: The Lab Glossary Sources Index For Additional Information Visit gtdforteens.com for additional information, stories, and resources. Follow gtdforteens on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, Facebook, and YouTube. Tag us with #gtdforteens.