In his bestselling first book, Getting Things Done , veteran coach and management consultant David Allen presented his breakthrough methods to increase efficiency. Now "the personal productivity guru" ( Fast Company ) shows readers how to increase their ability to work better, not harder—every day. Based on Allen’s highly popular e-newsletter, Ready for Anything offers readers 52 ways to immediately clear your head for creativity, focus your attention, create structures that work, and take action to get things moving. With wit, inspiration, and know-how, Allen shows readers how to make things happen—with less effort and stress, and lots more energy, creativity, and effectiveness. Ready for Anything is the perfect book for anyone wanting to work and live at his or her very best.

戴維·艾倫（David Allen）

全球管理谘詢公司戴維·艾倫有限公司的創始人及總裁。在開發個人和企業潛力方麵，他被普遍認為是世界級權威。過去20多年來，他提齣GTD這樣一套提高效率的方法，為成韆上萬職場人士提供培訓，對一些全球企業提高工作效率起到推進的作用，亦被譽為提升工作效率方麵世界上最具影響力的思想傢之一。他曾在默剋公司、福特基金會、世界銀行、紐約人壽等機構做主題演講，推進效率提升項目。他開展的工作被《財富》、《快公司》、《華爾街日報》、《洛杉磯時報》等眾多媒體報道。他發布的《效率原則》電子簡訊訂戶超過3萬人。