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Clay

Fight Promotion

What do Steven Covey, David Allen, and Timothy Ferriss have in common?  They’re dudes.  Let’s face it, getting off on productivity is often a male thing.  Here’s another thing men like: kicking the crap out of each other.  Men have been perfecting that art longer than they’ve been tinkering with PDAs and other work fidgets. So when you think about it, combining productivity with kicking the crap out of each other makes good sense, especially since two of last year’s best selling productivity authors are also martial artists (I’m referring to Timothy Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Work Week, and David Allen, author of Getting Things Done).

Two shots of testosterone, coming up. . .

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Name: David Allen Inbox: Zero (finished) Motto: Do it, delegate it, or defer it.   Age: 62 Fighting Style: Getting Things Done (GTD)   Experience: Former karate instructor. Religion: Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness Strengthes: Stress-free productivity.   Weakness: GTD can be unrealistically complex.	Name: Timothy Ferriss Inbox: Outsourced to Bangalore, India. Motto: Do less of it.  Outsource it, automate it, or selectively ignore it. Age: 29 Fighting Style: Four-Hour Work Week (4HWW) Experience: Championship cage fighter. Religion: Agnostic   Strengthes: Effectiveness, lifestyle design, purposeful unrealism. Weaknesses: 4HWW can be unrealistic.

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