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October 07, 2005
GTD as important shelfware
Someone sent me a copy of a column from The Bookseller in the UK in which Graham Edmonds (author of Bullshitter's Bingo)lists the Top Ten books for a Bullshitter's Bookshelf - books on the shelf to merely make the owner look good - though hardly read or understood. Getting Things Done is one of them - "to give the impression of efficiency." I'm in the company of Seven Habits..., How to Win Friends..., One-Minute Manager, Emotional Intelligence. Quirky validation of making it to the big time, I guess!
"The first duty in life is to assume a pose. What the second duty is no one yet has found out." - Oscar Wilde
Posted by David at October 7, 2005 12:00 PM
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you mean... I wasn't actually supposed to READ Getting Things Done, but just use it to make my bookshelf look more learned?
well, what a waste of time that was ;)
Posted by: Jeff K at October 7, 2005 01:15 PM
I've got eight of the ten, missing only 'Fish!' and 'Feel the Fear'. I admit I've not yet read 'Emotional Intelligence', only got it a couple of months ago and its been relegated to my Someday list. I think I understand the others. There's a difference between understanding the concepts and applying them. Great company to be in though!
Posted by: Richard Davis at October 7, 2005 01:32 PM
Oh! I had intended on reading nearly all of these titles - GTD was actually first on my "Have-to-read-before-I-cark-it" books and it's ticked off.
My Someday/Maybe list has "Re-read GTD" though ;)
Maybe I should tag my books with my labeller with a "Read it!" on their spines so I don't mislead anyone browsing my shelves as to my literary integrity?
;)
Posted by: Michelle at October 8, 2005 12:39 AM
Hi Michelle - is that "red" it or "reed" it ? :)
Posted by: Robin at October 11, 2005 09:27 AM
Wasn't it Woody Allen that said "Eighty percent of success is showing up. "??? then if you add another 20% for striking a pose, we're golden ;-)
Posted by: Azur Moulaert at October 13, 2005 01:14 PM
