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Actually Getting Things Done, Part 2

It's been about 5 weeks since my first post about "Getting Things Done" (GTD) - the book by David Allen about personal time management and productivity.

I have now successfully gathered and processed all of my 'stuff'. The fact that this post is 5 weeks later than my first post just goes to prove the point that I made in my first post; I was wrong to ignore the books advice!

You absolutely have to set time aside to do the preparation. No matter what you think, you will not be able to 'fit it in' or do it at the same time as anything else - life simply has too many distractions! (if it didn't - you probably wouldn't be interested in GTD in the first place.)

A Note to Recruitment Agents

I don't think I'm alone in my dislike of recruitment agents. They have earned a reputation for charging extortionate fees (25% to 30% of the employee's annual salary) for merely shuffling CV's from candidates to potential employers. The few recruitment agents who actually add value to their customers' businesses now appear to be lost amongst a sea of agents who simply 'go through the motions'.

Saying 'No' to Recruitment Agents

Having had nothing but bad experiences with recruitment agents, I decided to do all I can to ensure I never have to deal with them again. The first step in this plan was to stop them calling the office!