Got "Getting Things Done" (GTD) by David Allen" over the holidays, because it was mentioned by Tom Limoncelli in "Time Management for System Administrators".

I've gone through most of it, and would still recommend that techies go for "Time Management for System Administrators". It's short, funny and in language you can understand and for situations that you can relate to. It covers most of the important things GTD does. It also provides a good practical system that's easy to understand and apply.

GTD often uses lots of jargon terminology and CEO like situations which doesn't make it enjoyable to read for me. If you do not already have a system it would be hard to get started. In trying to address as large an audience as possible, it provides too many options. I skipped most of the early parts as you would already have it in place if you have read Tom Limoncelli's book or if you're a tech user. For example, GTD tells you replicate your workspace at home or on the go. Time Management for Sysadmins, that's a given. What self respecting geek, goes somewhere without their notebook and mobile Internet access? Or doesn't have home server(s)"

In keeping with the CEO theme, it also touches upon managing and tracking multiple large scale projects. This is the part of the book that was valuable to me. It includes dealing with management at a group and organisational level and not just personal. I was not well prepared for this towards the tail end of IOSN. Reading through it, I guess I stumbled upon the solutions myself the hard way. I'm heading towards this situation again soon, and this time would like to be better prepared.

GTD is recommended reading if you've already got a system in place, and you may want to check out some other ideas which may be applicable to you. Also recommended if you need to manage multiple complicated projects, which involves multiple teams. Otherwise for techies, Time Management for System Administration may be all that you need.