Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Things Done
Jeffrey P. Davidson · 2005
52/100
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Jeff Davidson's productivity guide is accessible and well-organized in its chapter structure, but reader feedback consistently tagged it as obvious, and it simply does not compete with David Allen's Getting Things Done or similar landmark titles in the genre. Two decades on, this one has been fully superseded.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety85
substance48
craft50
originality42
accuracy60
hype55
age-fit70
human-eye45
Penny’s verdict52
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