Zen To Done: The Simple Productivity E-Book!

Ivan Says:

November 6th, 2007, 5:11 am

Great! Thank you, Leo! I waited impatiently for the ebook because I like the ZTD-series on your blog! The book has a very nice design! Now I know what I will do this evening :-)

Richard Says:

November 6th, 2007, 5:28 am

Hi.

I’ve been following your blog for a while and find it really helpful, so I’m really interested in this e-book.

One question though; what format is the e-book in?

Thanks

Leo Says:

November 6th, 2007, 5:44 am

Thanks for the nice comments, guys! I hope you enjoy the book.

@Richard: it’s in pdf format.

Tina Su - Think Simple. Be Decisive. Says:

November 6th, 2007, 6:07 am

This is really exciting Leo! Congrats!

One question: How long is the book?

I look forward to it. :)

Tina

Leo Says:

November 6th, 2007, 6:41 am

Thanks Tina! I think it’s 83 pages including the cover, dedication page, table of contents and thank you. Subtract those pages and it’s a little less than 80 pages of content.

I hope you enjoy it!

K. Stone Says:

November 6th, 2007, 7:59 am

Leo,
I love ZTD and I’m looking forward to reading your book! Congrats on it’s completion and release!!
K

Martin Hughes - UniversityBlog Says:

November 6th, 2007, 8:03 am

Your site is full of great info, so I’ve purchased the e-book as a matter of course. Having spent the first few seconds with it, I think it’s definitely a handy little resource. Looking forward to digesting it properly.

Good luck with it!

James Says:

November 6th, 2007, 8:21 am

Congrats Leo!

gwinne Says:

November 6th, 2007, 8:40 am

I love your blog and, in particular, this system. *But* I’m wondering how much, really, the book provides that isn’t available on line. Would you be willing to provide a more developed table of contents (with abstracts, say) or sample pages, like you can look at at Amazon.com?

Oh, how much is it?

Stephen Says:

November 6th, 2007, 8:56 am

Leo,

Way to go on getting this published. I stumbled across your blog about three months ago and have been an avid reader ever since so I had to have the e-book when it was ready.

You did a great job on the design and the content is outstanding. Great work!

- Stephen

Matthew Says:

November 6th, 2007, 9:29 am

It’s late right now, but I’m pretty sure I can’t find a price for the book listed in the article.

I don’t like the feeling of blindly clicking on a ‘buy now’ link to find out what the price. I’d rather it be listed in the main post, even if just once at the bottom of the article.

Hope this works out well for you!

Emma Says:

November 6th, 2007, 9:55 am

Congratulations Leo - I read your blog regularly, so am more than happy to purchase this book and support your good work! Looking forward to it!

Best wishes,
Emma.

Lodewijkvdb Says:

November 6th, 2007, 10:38 am

Congrats Leo! Both on the new site design and on this e-book.

Matthew is right about the price, it couldn’t hurt to mention it in the article. I did click on the ‘Buy now’ button to check on the price, and it’s $9.50 correct?

I like the affiliate program, will definitely check it out when I get home today.

Richard Rinyai Says:

November 6th, 2007, 11:16 am

Hi Leo,

This is a great site. I myself am working on a site that is very similar to this one. I can definitely learn quite a bit from you. If you have a chance, could you check out my blog: http://www.theprofessionalassistant.net and let me know if you can suggest anything to increase my reader base.

Thanks,

Richard Rinyai

Ken Says:

November 6th, 2007, 11:55 am

Came over after hearing Darren Rowse talk about this. I was very pleased to see how reasonably priced this e-book is.

Makes it much easier to buy as an impulse item. If can glean at least one good idea out of this book, that’s worth my $10 right there.

Noelia Says:

November 6th, 2007, 12:06 pm

Hi Leo!
I am trying to buy the book but the paypal page doesn´t work correctly…Is it just me and my computer?

Thanks and congratulations!

Mark Says:

November 6th, 2007, 12:20 pm

Nicely done Leo, congrats!

Leisureguy Says:

November 6th, 2007, 12:40 pm

Did I miss it? I didn’t see the price.

Soukyan Says:

November 6th, 2007, 13:05 pm

This is excellent and the price is right. I bought a copy. Thanks for publishing this. Keep up the great work.

wbc Says:

November 6th, 2007, 13:18 pm

@Leisureguy: Yes you missed the price. It is $9.50 USD. The price is shown in the upper right of the payment site if you click the payment button.

@Leo: Looks like you have read the book by Tim Ferriss ;-) (Income autopilot and 100% cash back guarantee mentioned in the 4hr work week)

Keep up the great work… I really enjoy reading your stuff!

Leisureguy Says:

November 6th, 2007, 13:44 pm

Aha. Well, I wasn’t going to click the payment button until I saw the price.

zero255zero Says:

November 6th, 2007, 13:47 pm

Seems like a great read. If you released a book on minimalism I would definitely buy it.

http://www.zero255zero.com

Noelia Says:

November 6th, 2007, 13:53 pm

Finally!..I could finish the purchase…..now: time to read!

lak Says:

November 6th, 2007, 14:20 pm

What format is the ebook in? Congrats!

Leo Says:

November 6th, 2007, 14:31 pm

Thanks for all the comments, guys. A couple of responses:

* Sorry I didn’t list the price in this post. As others have mentioned, it’s $9.50, which I think is a reasonable price. Others suggested I should charge $20, but I wanted to keep it affordable … personally, I wouldn’t pay more than $10 for an ebook. :)

* The ebook is in PDF format with no kind of DRM restrictions or anything. I’m relying on the honesty of my readers here. :)

* If you have any problems with a purchase, feel free to email me at zenhabits at the gmail.

@zero255zero: I should definitely do an ebook on minimalism. If I do, you’ll get a $50 thank you from the first sales. :)

I hope you guys like the ebook … please let me know what you think.

And one more offer: if you have questions about it, I am available to answer. Just email or leave a comment. Where else can you get that kind of author tech support? ;)

Christopher Says:

November 6th, 2007, 14:48 pm

This is awesome, Leo. I’m definitely looking forward to reading this…and I’m not just saying that because you used my testimonial! :) Love the site redesign, too.

Claire Says:

November 6th, 2007, 15:06 pm

little price, great e-book, a compulsive buy but happy girl :)

gayle Says:

November 6th, 2007, 16:23 pm

Congrats, Leo! I’m definitely signing up! It’s a “big rock” on tomorrow’s list! :)
gayle

eva Says:

November 6th, 2007, 20:00 pm

i’m proud of you! CONGRATS!!!

John Dito Says:

November 6th, 2007, 21:12 pm

Great job…..ive been enjoying your blog for a while now.

-John D
Oakland, CA

Leo Says:

November 6th, 2007, 21:12 pm

Thanks everyone, and thanks Eva!!

For those who don’t know, Eva is my wonderful wife. The ebook is dedicated to her and I wouldn’t have been able to do it without her. Or this blog, for that matter.

Thank you, Eva.

Steve Says:

November 6th, 2007, 21:44 pm

I would love to buy the book, but I’m strongly anti-paypal. Do you have another payment option?

Leo Says:

November 6th, 2007, 22:02 pm

Hi Steve … please forgive me as I’m new to selling ebooks. :)

At the moment I only have a PayPal option … what option would work better for you?

PayPal has a service where I could sign up and receive credit cards directly (so you could pay with a credit card and not need a PayPal account). There are also options for Google Checkout, Clickbank, Authorize.net, but I’d have to sign up for those services.

Let me know how I can help. We’ll find a way for you to get the ebook somehow … even if you just want to send me a check directly. :)

Just FYI, I’ve been using PayPal for awhile now with no problems. It seems to work great.

lizabelle Says:

November 6th, 2007, 22:14 pm

Hi Leo,

I got a lot out of your ZTD posts, so am buying the ebook for two reasons: 1) to get all the info in one place and 2) because I’d like to give something back as thanks for your lovely site. Thanks :o).

Mike Says:

November 6th, 2007, 22:39 pm

Looks like this will have to go on my 30-day waiting list that I use before I buy anything ;-)

Steve Says:

November 6th, 2007, 23:36 pm

Hey Leo,

I haven’t done much leg work to find good paypal alternatives, but I have used Google checkout before and don’t mind it.

As well, I’ve used paypal for years, but after a bad international sell, I closed my account when paypal left me out to dry. Live and learn I guess.

Leo Says:

November 6th, 2007, 23:42 pm

@Steve: I’ll contact you offline to work out something if you don’t mind.

To all others who have a problem with PayPal, please email me (zenhabits at the gmail).

rupert Says:

November 6th, 2007, 23:49 pm

If I wasn’t utterly broke, I’d buy it just on principle.

Paul Piotrowski Says:

November 7th, 2007, 0:23 am

I just purchased the book. Haven’t read it yet.

I’m wondering though, is there a way to print it? It looks pretty on screen, but I’m wondering what it will look like if I print it. I know, I’m weird, I just prefer to read books on paper for some reason. Even eBooks.

Leo Says:

November 7th, 2007, 0:32 am

@Paul … it prints nicely for me, but another reader said he’s having problems with it.

If anyone knows anything about PDFs, let me know. :)

William Profet Says:

November 7th, 2007, 3:26 am

Hi Leo,

Congratulations about he book. I’ve bought it and I am reading it at the moment. It is a great book with a very nice design though.:)

I wish you success and a lot of sales! ;-)

Regards,
William

Vinod Says:

November 7th, 2007, 4:42 am

Longtime reader here. Bought a copy too.

unstuffed Says:

November 7th, 2007, 4:54 am

Very nice, Leo. Lucky I’ve been selling some stuff on ebay, so there’s a bit of dosh in my PayPal account. ;-)

Leo Says:

November 7th, 2007, 7:25 am

Thanks for buying the book, guys, and thanks for the nice comments! I’m glad you like the book … so glad actually!

I’d like to say thank you, to everyone who bought the book so far and who have sent me really nice emails with wonderful comments about the book.

Honestly, I’ve gotten an overwhelming response … and all of it positive! You guys have made my month! :)

moruku Says:

November 7th, 2007, 7:28 am

Thanks a bunch for releasing this Leo, I’ll be getting my copy as soon as possible, ZTD is what got me to your blog, and I must say I’m very happy it did.. :-)

Cheers!

Teknitis Says:

November 7th, 2007, 8:04 am

Congrats Leo on the book!!! Thank You for all the great work you have done!!! As soon as I saw the book, I got it.. :-)

Chris Bolmeier Says:

November 7th, 2007, 11:47 am

I keep GTD on my desk and refer to it often. I’ve read it at least 3 times. ZTD will be one of those books for me as well.

Besides a simple and beautiful layout, I feel like there’s a golden nugget on each page. I love it!! Thanks Leo.

Chris

Mike_OKC Says:

November 7th, 2007, 14:56 pm

Leo,

Great job! Collecting your best related posts into a series of eBooks would definitely be great (like the minimalist idea).

By the way, I’m glad you added the credit card option through PayPal as opposed to having to actually sign-up for PayPal. Good move.

I have enjoyed watching your success. You are an inspiration to many.

Frank Says:

November 7th, 2007, 16:50 pm

I got the book and am reading it along with GTD. I like the minimalist approach you take Leo! Thanks.

One “complaint” — I read eBooks on my Palm, and have tried to import the PDF file (which printed beautifully for me, and looks great on my PC screen) into Adobe for Palm, and even just as a native file on Docs2Go — and can’t read it on either! Bummer, because a like the portability of an eBook on my Palm… I guess I’ll have to carry paper…

Thanks tho’ for one of he 4 or 5 blogs I really read!

kali Says:

November 7th, 2007, 19:10 pm

i am a middleaged mom who regularly reads your blog as well as forwards good bits to my two college going kids.
i bought your ebook as a way of saying thank you - since you allow 5 downloads I forwarded the link so that the kids can each have a copy on their computers…if they actually read my emailed instructions that is…hope springs eternal in a mother’s heart

Leo Says:

November 7th, 2007, 19:11 pm

@Frank: Thanks for you feedback. I asked the designer, James, to optimize the ebook for both the computer screen and for printing. Unfortunately, I didn’t think about asking him to also optimize it for mobile devices … the thought didn’t cross my mind.

I wonder if it’s possible to have an ebook look good on all three — printing, PC screen and mobile device? I’m still a novice at this, so please forgive me … but these are definitely issues I need to address for my next ebook (which won’t be out for awhile, so please be patient :).

Anyway, thanks again for the feedback and the nice comments!

Leo Says:

November 7th, 2007, 19:17 pm

@kali: You sound a lot like my mom … your kids are lucky to have you. I wouldn’t be where I am today without my mom (the wonderful Shannon Murphy), who is an inspiration and continual encouragement for me.

Thanks for buying the ebook! I hope you and your kids enjoy it.

kali's kid Says:

November 7th, 2007, 21:05 pm

yes, we read your emailed instructions!!

Sam Says:

November 7th, 2007, 22:21 pm

I’ve had internet acces for the last decade. I’ve bought books before, but never an ebook. Most content didn’t warrant a purchase for me. The nice lay out, quality content (as with your site) and very reasonable pricing did it for me. Congratulations with your succes. :)

Frank Says:

November 7th, 2007, 22:44 pm

I’m not an expert, but I know that other Adobe eBooks I’ve read can be imported via Adobe Reader for Palm, or read on my PC. Ditto for other PDF files. So, I assume there is some way of doing it.

Anyway, thanks for responding to my “complaint”! I look forward to your next eBook!

Klaus Says:

November 8th, 2007, 4:58 am

Hi Leo,

great book. Even though I followed your ZTD posts there was a lot more in it. How about a translation into other languages? I am asking this because I believe that with the core idea of mating a method like GTD with a simplifying approach you are definitely onto something that the other gurus missed!

Keep up the good work!

Regards from Germany, Klaus

Leo Says:

November 8th, 2007, 6:53 am

Thanks Klaus! I really tried to put extra value into the ebook so that you’re not paying for nothing. :)

As for translations … that’s a great idea … but I’d rather wait for a little bit, as I’m steeped in a few projects I need to finish. Thanks!

Dream Mom Says:

November 8th, 2007, 9:59 am

Thanks for putting this together in a book. I just purchased it yesterday. Nice job.

Mrs S Says:

November 8th, 2007, 11:12 am

Leo - I’m interested in your affiliate programme… but I can’t seem to find the information on the ejunkie site. I’ve registered there but your link won’t take me straight to your section. I don’t have time to scroll through all 107 ebooks so a hint as to where it’s hidden would be good ;0)

Now I’m off to buy the book!

focsa Says:

November 8th, 2007, 11:20 am

Leo you are the best!
Thank you

James Says:

November 8th, 2007, 14:44 pm

@Frank,
I’m the designer who created the eBook PDF of ZTD and am not aware of how to optimize a PDF for Palm, but wiling to try.
Are you aware of any settings etc that I would need to employ?

Frank Says:

November 8th, 2007, 16:04 pm

@James,

Wow — no idea on the settings. I wonder if Adobe can help? There Reader for Palm is a freebie download, so maybe they are willing to help developers / designers? As far as Docs2Go — well that’s a commercial program, but the PDF reader is supposed to be able to handle native PDF files, with out translation. I really have no idea why the eBook — as is! — isn’t coming across in a readable fashion with either of these. But, thanks for being willing to try!

mjh Says:

November 8th, 2007, 23:35 pm

thanks Leo, your blog had been instrumental in my fight against procrastination and disorganization.

My fiancée has just started to try and improve her outlook and processes in the ways that I have, but she was turned off by GTD’s length, density and business oriented approach. ZTD is much more accessible and actionable in our current every day life.

We’re looking forward to reading it and discussing it together. Thanks!

Simple Says:

November 9th, 2007, 6:34 am

I love love love this ebook!

Printed it out yesterday and I am half way through. It’s done in such a nice and simple format, some seen from your blog before but adding a lot of goodies! I really love that you put everything together in a great format.

I am already doing lots of habits you described in the book. Great job Leo!

Alan Says:

November 9th, 2007, 10:13 am

Hi Leo,

Well done. I am a time/life management addict and this is a good addition to my habit. I was an in-house trainer for Franklin-Covey and a GTD convert before moving to something very similar to what you have laid out in ZTD. Essentially, GTD is just too much for me and I like to keep things as simple as possible. I like your idea of the MITs, but unless you are in very project oriented job (as compared to a task oriented job) most people probably have more then 3 MITs in a day. My daily list normally targets 5.

The only other thing I would suggest adding is to take some photographs of your implementation in your Moleskine and place them out on Flickr or within your blog. I would be curious to see what your daily page looks like, where you keep your project lists at in your notebook, and what your project pages look like.

A couple of sites that you might enjoy include GSD by Bill Westerman and his photos on Flickr. If the links don’t come through on your comments, let me know and I will send them to you.

Thanks again,

Alan

Dr.Mani Says:

November 9th, 2007, 14:44 pm

Leo, just finished reading ‘Zen to Done’ - AWESOME.

Bought my moleskin notebook, a tray for my daily physical paperwork, and am ready to begin implementing your system starting tomorrow morning.

btw, I’ll be sending you an email regarding bulk purchases (want to gift this to a lot of people this holiday)

Thanks again for writing this wonderful guide.

All success
Dr.Mani

wbc Says:

November 9th, 2007, 14:57 pm

Hi Leo, I followed your posts about ZTD and I think they are very useful. Now I bought the e-book - not that I really needed it because your posts are great.

I bought the e-book to support your awesome site.

Thank you, and keep on bloggin’

Thorsten von Plotho-Kettner Says:

November 9th, 2007, 17:44 pm

Hello Leo,

I like your site and think I need to buy your ebook too. As I have translated and done some proof-reading for linux-distributions, handbooks etc. in the past, I would offer my manpower for that project. As Klaus mentioned, some trabslation into other languages would be nice.

Thanks for your ideas,
with regards from germany,

Thorsten

brien Says:

November 9th, 2007, 19:58 pm

this will be the first e-book i’ve ever bought. i don’t really like the idea of e-books, or digital media. i’d much prefer having a hardcopy of whatever i’m buying. that’s especially so with books. a computer screen can’t replace the sensation of sitting back with a book, scanning and flipping the pages…
but alas, i need this book. so i’m going to buy it.
but i recommend you trying to get it published.
check out http://www.newworldlibrary.com
they have a submission page with information about it. they publish books right up your ally. i’ve read a few books published by them.
and if you get it published, i’ll defiantly re-buy the book in print form.
but thanks for putting the book together, it’s sure to be helpful. good luck, and i’ll be waiting for that book on minimalism.

Andreas Says:

November 9th, 2007, 20:44 pm

Hmm, a translation into german would be a nice thing. I’d do it for free if you would like to have it done. As I’m a german native speaker studying English Language I think the result of my efforts would be suitable. I’d try to do it at least better than the person that ruined GTD by translating it.

Greetings,
Andreas

Andreas Says:

November 9th, 2007, 20:47 pm

Mail: kontakt(at)andreas-wegner.net

Thorsten von Plotho-Kettner Says:

November 10th, 2007, 3:17 am

Okay, it´s in my virtual pocket.

Translation passed on many shoulders would fit a good work. Andreas for translating, me and Klaus for proofreading?

Mail: thorstenvpk at mac dot com

Hristo Deshev Says:

November 10th, 2007, 8:10 am

Leo, congratulations on your book! It is an awesome read and I finished it in one breath. Now I’m off to my big rocks for the week :-)

I am currently working on a bigger book and I am interested in smaller e-books published on the Internet only. Do you think you can do a blog post on writing and publishing an e-book? I am interested in everything: details about how much time it took, how you used ZTD to do it, what were the biggest problems, setting up publishing and payments, etc.

Thanks, and keep your great work up!

Hristo

William Mize - mystery writer Says:

November 11th, 2007, 15:43 pm

As someone who’s bugged the crap out of you about this, you KNOW that I have purchased a copy and also became an affiliate, as I know it’s going to be quality work that my readers will enjoy.
Thanks a million, Leo.

- Bill

Leo Says:

November 11th, 2007, 18:36 pm

@Hristo: Things are a bit busy for me at the moment, and I have 3 major projects I’m working on, but when I’m done with those, I will definitely write about what I’ve learned about writing, publishing, selling and marketing an ebook, with tips of course!

@William Mize: It’s because of the encouragement of readers like yourself that I actually published the ebook … so thank you.

Jennifer Carlson Says:

November 12th, 2007, 18:41 pm

Leo, there is nothing I can say about you that hasn’t been said 10,000 before and that’s a waste of our productivity! But let me add something: for those of us who love the GTD system but were intimidated by its “all or nothing” approach, you have outlined an amazingly straightforward way to dip your toe in the water! I have all of Allen’s stuff, I love his attitude and approach. But I become overwhelmed with the set-up process and abandon ship when I don’t have the right “tools” to implement the program. With ZTD, I need my notebook (have 712 in my office right now, waiting for me to fill them up!) and a pencil (actually, I vote to indulge myself here with a pen I love to use that is beautiful and makes writing a pleasure) and an inbox (have ‘em!). Thank you, from the bottom on my anxiety-ridden heart! I look forward to changing my habits over the coming months and I look forward to having the first holiday season in years that isn’t riddled with missed celebrations, lost gift lists and forgotten commitments! You have allowed me to give myself the best holiday gift I could ever receive, a key to my own sanity and peace of mind. Again and from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Jennifer

@Stephen Says:

November 13th, 2007, 16:01 pm

Congrats, Leo, on the new site design (fantastic!!) and the e-book. My life has been in a great deal of turmoil over the past two months as my wife and I have moved across the country, new jobs, and so forth. The e-book is great - concise and very well laid-out. I am looking forward to getting a chance to implement these steps as I re-build my own practice after 4 weeks of moving!

Muteki Says:

November 16th, 2007, 1:53 am

Hoi,
is there a other way to buy the book, because i have no credit card and no paypal account. I want to buy your book over debit, but there is an error in the payment formular of paypal.

thanks

muteki

JP Says:

November 16th, 2007, 23:46 pm

I’ve been on a simplicity/productivity search of late, and have recently discovered lifehacker.com and from there other sites including yours. I surfed around a bit, liked what I saw, and read all of the comments here about your e-book. With little exposure except what I read today, I bought your e-book, sight unseen as it were. I’ve just started to skim it this evening, but I like what I see, and if the comments here are any indication (and I’m sure they are) I’ve found a new favorite website and a new book. Keep up the good work, and congrats!

Axel Says:

November 20th, 2007, 19:08 pm

Can someone give me the links to the ztd blogs habit 8, 9, and 10? i couldnt find them. I had been follownig the “relatedd links” at the botom but they stopped at 7. Thanks

Alessamdrop65 Says:

November 24th, 2007, 13:48 pm

Thanks Leo, I just purchased your E-Book look and I can say nice job!!

Looking to be happier and more productive in 2007/08

Ciao,
Alex

Solomon Says:

November 25th, 2007, 3:46 am

Hi Leo!

I want this book - Zen to Done. But I can’t afford much. kindly give a good discount.

I bumped into your blog for the first time and I would like to learn a lot from you.
Regards
Solomon

Mrs S Says:

November 25th, 2007, 4:19 am

@Solomon - This book is already at a bargain price for the information contained within. Perhaps you could consider the affilliate programme to earn funds to pay for your book?

tom Says:

November 30th, 2007, 18:00 pm

Printing issues fixed.
I just bought it & printed it. I had a few issues:

Using Adobe 8.0 on Windows to print: crashed acrobat
I was able to print a flattend PDF with PDF995

evince on linux: no crash, but no print either.
xpdf print to a postscript file, then print that. Success!

I’m guessing some of the issues people had viewing it might be because the eBook is PDF 1.4?

dancingcrane Says:

December 1st, 2007, 0:52 am

I grew up in and married into families long steeped in a work ethic that says ‘work before fun’, for whom there was always something more practical that needed doing, especially for an eldest child with many younger siblings and a large extended family. Now I am fifty-one. I still have young children at home, but for the first time in my life, they are all in school at the same time, and my house is in enough order that I can finally look seriously at my dreams.

By accident that day that I got serious, i came across your blog How to Doggedly Pursue Your Dreams in the Face of Naysayers. Providence. I signed up for the forums, and look forward to learning.

Both my husband and I have been paying it forward and asking our children and others to, for years. I certainly will continue to do so. If I am early enough for your kind offer, that’s providence, too. If not, I will buy it anyway. Money is tight at the moment, but

Robin Dorr Says:

December 1st, 2007, 1:20 am

Hi Leo.
I only started receiving your newsletter a short time ago, I hesitated to sign up for it, because I hate those sites that are all about “just think warm, fuzzy thoughts, and everything will be better!” It’s not that I don’t believe that thinking positive is good, but I also believe that “actions speak louder than words”. However, I am glad that I tried out you mailing after all, I enjoy the fact that you simply reflect and attempt change in daily living, little things.
I faithfully promise to continue to do as many small acts of kindness as I can for the strangers I come into contact with!
Your stories of the DMV worker and the person who paid back your faith by repaying you for your book, refuel my belief that we do make a difference in the world around us!

Thank you in advance for my copy of “Zen to Done”
Keep believing, Robin

Nancy Wolf Says:

December 1st, 2007, 17:18 pm

Thank you for your generous offer of a free “Zen to Done” e-book. Even if I’m not among the group who responds in time to receive it, I appreciate your kindness, and I promise to pay your kindness forward, whether I get the free book or not.

Regarding kindness to others, many years ago I realized that some of my compassion to others, some of my volunteering (with abused women, children, and shelter animals), some of my acts of selflessness, were more for MY benefit than for that of the recipients. I came to depend on others’ responses to my acts of compassions, and to crave the positive feedback I was getting. Of course, a starving cat doesn’t care WHY you feed it, but I came to realize that to grow my soul I needed to perform acts truly for their own worth, not for my own self-aggrandizement.

I made a vow to do at least one kind, compassionate thing a day anonomously. (I still do things that others know about, but they don’t count toward my daily quota). It has been so wonderful for my personal growth to know that at least once a day my heart is acting, not my wish for recognition as a good person.

It’s a lot of fun, too, trying to come up with truly anonymous kindnesses.

I love your site. Thank you for the heart and soul you pour into it.

Nancy Wolf

Karl Jacobs Says:

December 2nd, 2007, 0:53 am

Got the ZTD ebook.
Like the look and love the feel I’m getting from it.
Look forward to putting it to the test - now :-)
Thanks for sharing your insights Leo.
Happy days,
Karl

Loy Okezie Says:

December 5th, 2007, 11:48 am

Hello Leo, I have read some of Stephen Covey’s books and as a big fan of Productivity and Effectiveness books, I would hope that your e-book Zen to Done is as simple as it seems:-)

mimi Says:

December 5th, 2007, 12:11 pm

Hey Leo,

I promise to pay it forward, I can’t tell if 30 have done this or not yet, but I am interested in having a copy of your book.

Mimi

dan Says:

December 8th, 2007, 14:07 pm

I like the book so far, but you need to define some terms before you use them. For instance the book suggests doing your “MITs” without ever saying what an MIT is.

Good luck.

Henrik Ekenberg Says:

December 12th, 2007, 13:41 pm

Nice !
I will read it on my ipod touch ….

So now you need to update your blog with more useful stuffs for release 2 of the book ;)

Kim Peters Says:

December 13th, 2007, 14:07 pm

Ordered this morning using a Visa card. Waiting for a download link. Nothing yet. Ideas?

Timo Says:

December 21st, 2007, 13:19 pm

Great read, just finished. Suggest you look at the definition of MIT though, you have it the wrong way around. i.e.
Zen To Done (ZTD) - right
MIT (most important tasks) - not so right.

Also is it possible to get it in an a4/printable version?

sandy Says:

December 21st, 2007, 13:45 pm

I’m enjoying the ebook so far! I wanted to give this out to my coworkers.. but there’s no gift option! It’s kind of weird to download the same file and send as attachment? It’ll seem like I’m just sending them what I have. It would be nice to have an option to send it as a gift with a message. Just thought. Thanks for the great ebook!

Christian Sweningsen Says:

December 21st, 2007, 20:30 pm

Thanks for doing the eBook. But I am personally very disappointed in it, from a usability standpoint.

The format is “pretty,” and pretty distracting. The sidebar pull quotes are way to big, so they squeeze the content into a narrower column, requiring more scrolling, etc.

Who wants to read that much online? But your format is terrible for printing. First, lots of extraneous stuff, to “fnacy it up” and, maybe, justify selling it? It needs no jsutification; its good! But all the snazz is not only a distraction, it would take a hell of a lot of ink to print, but adds zilch.

Why provide the forms if they are not savable and printable? In an ot themselves?

On the copy of ZTD that I’ve made for myself, I’ve included the essentials of the articles you link to, that are most directly pertinent to implementing, including dealing with habits, jumpstarting the day, etc.

To tell you the truth, now that I’ve got the eBook, I don’t know what to do with it. I expect I’ve go back to the word document I assembled from the website.

I do appreciate the work you are doing - thanks!

Christian

jay Says:

December 24th, 2007, 11:01 am

I do appreciate the work you are doing - thanks!

Christian

Rajesh Says:

December 27th, 2007, 10:32 am

Leo, will I benefit if I’ve not read GTD?

Thanks

Hendrik Says:

December 27th, 2007, 15:04 pm

I just downloaded the ebook (my first ebook, by the way) and I’m looking forward to implementing the habits.

I like it a lot, thanks!

Hendrik

Leo Says:

December 27th, 2007, 18:59 pm

@Rajesh: Great question! And the answer is: most definitely. ZTD borrows some concepts from GTD (which didn’t invent these concepts, btw, but they are great ones) … but the system stands alone. You don’t need to read anything to read and understand and benefit from ZTD. In fact, my intent was to keep the system as simple to understand and use as possible, so you should be able to read and implement it immediately.

Israel Nicolas Says:

January 1st, 2008, 7:50 am

Holler from the Philippines!

Great book Leo! Really looking forward to start the new year just after reading this!

Rok Says:

January 1st, 2008, 19:44 pm

Just bought your book. Hopefully it’ll help me organize my life already :)

Simon Says:

January 4th, 2008, 7:33 am

Leo,

Have you go “affiliate hop link” enabled for this product on E-Junkie? I want to be an affiliate and link to this page, but it’ll only work if you have this on, apparently…!

bala Says:

January 6th, 2008, 22:02 pm

I’ve read a few excerpts from Zen to Done, but couldn’t manage to get everything - this book is just what i’ve been looking for.

Declan Says:

January 8th, 2008, 9:11 am

I’m trying to get set up as an affiliate, but E-junkie tells me “Invalid/Expired Promotional Code” - which I assume is provided via the link (certainly I didn’t enter anything!). I would like to spread the word …

Joe Says:

January 11th, 2008, 10:30 am

Hi Leo - I just wanted to tell you that I purchased the eBook and read it on the plane on my way to FL for my winter holidays. The eBook is fantastic and I’ve already started to use some of the ZTD suggestions to good effect in my own life.

Your work inspired me to write my own eBook - on a totally different topic of course - during the holiday break!
( http://1winedude.blogspot.com/2008/01/1winewine-dude-ebook-how-to-taste-like.html ). So I should thank you for that as well (in fact I did, in the ‘Thanks’ section of my eBook)!

Cheers!

Angie Says:

January 13th, 2008, 14:16 pm

My bro in law told me about this site and wow..just what I was looking for. I am buying the ebook and planning on doing the affiliate program also. I think my readers could really benefit from it. Thanks

Angie Says:

January 13th, 2008, 14:18 pm

Ooops..forgot to ask if you have a banner or something that I could add to my blog. Most people are visual and might attract more attention than a link. thanks

Leo Says:

January 13th, 2008, 18:10 pm

Hi Angie … you could use the image that’s at the top of this post, or if you’d rather use a smaller one, you can use the zen to done ad in the sidebar of this blog. Thanks so much!

Dean Says:

January 15th, 2008, 22:11 pm

Whoa! I am looking forward to reading this ebook. I am part of the Getting Things Done cult like following and can’t wait for your easy to digest version on personal productivity.

Art Says:

January 16th, 2008, 14:52 pm

I need to know how big the pdf file is so I can tell if it will fit on my Palm Pilot.

If you would consider converting it to the Palm Reader “.pdb” format that would be great. Palm Reader has a free .pdb converter.

Thanks for making this available. I think it is a great way for people to contribute and keep your fantastic site going.

Kelley Says:

January 24th, 2008, 16:55 pm

Stumbled onto yours through Lifehacker, which I found through the book, not the site. Have read/tried GTD, and your opening comments in your eBook typify my issues with that method, especially my lack of discrimination once everything is on the list.
Your price-point for the eBook is well-chosen, as I bought it sight unseen, site unread, except for the comments here.
Looking forward to your next book.
Thanks

Andrew Says:

January 26th, 2008, 7:22 am

Leo,

I’ve only just downloaded your ebook so no detailed review from me BUT it looks beautiful and the content looks great. This is a fantastic blog and the ebook looks as good. Thanks.

One quick question - how did you create the ebook? I love the design

Andrew

Alex Says:

January 26th, 2008, 14:40 pm

Hi Leo,

I just bought and dl’d the book, and started reading it.

Looks nice so far, although I’ve already read most of the stuff on your site (hope this time I’ll finally implement it, at last).

However, I do agree with the previous poster that it’s probably a bit too much “prettied up”, and the sidebar quotes are too big while the main text column is too narrow. I also agree that the forms should be seperately saveable and printable. Maybe some improvements for the second edition?

Alex

Walmar Andrade Says:

January 27th, 2008, 6:59 am

Hi Leo, I just bought the e-book, because I’m impressed with your blog. I keep a similar blog, about GTD and productivity, but I’m brazilian and the content is all in portuguese.

I’ll read it now :)