Audiobooks Like Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

10 audiobooks for fans of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

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   The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

   by Robert Iger, Joel Lovell

   Narrated by Jim Frangione, Robert Iger

   ★ 4.77 ABR Score (114.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (97.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (17.1K)

   8h 45m listening time • Released 2019

   Iger chronicles Disney's acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars while navigating media industry upheaval. Both he and Jim Frangione share narration duties, adding personal authenticity to leadership insights.

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   Iger chronicles Disney's acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars while navigating media industry upheaval. Both he and Jim Frangione share narration duties, adding personal authenticity to leadership insights.

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   Unreasonable Hospitality

   by Will Guidara

   Narrated by Will Guidara

   ★ 4.76 ABR Score (42.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.41 Goodreads (38.1K) ★ 4.89 Audible (4.8K)

   8h 37m listening time • Released 2022

   Restaurant manager Will Guidara transformed struggling Eleven Madison Park into the world's best restaurant through obsessive customer service innovation.

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   Restaurant manager Will Guidara transformed struggling Eleven Madison Park into the world's best restaurant through obsessive customer service innovation.

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   The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

   Extreme Ownership

   by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

   Narrated by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

   ★ 4.76 ABR Score (35.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (15.6K) ★ 4.87 Audible (19.5K)

   10h 34m listening time • Released 2018

   Jocko Willink and Leif Babin personally narrate their follow-up to Extreme Ownership, explaining how leaders must balance seemingly contradictory approaches to succeed.

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   Jocko Willink and Leif Babin personally narrate their follow-up to Extreme Ownership, explaining how leaders must balance seemingly contradictory approaches to succeed.

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   Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual

   by Jocko Willink

   Narrated by Jocko Willink

   ★ 4.74 ABR Score (19.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (9.0K) ★ 4.88 Audible (10.5K)

   8h 25m listening time • Released 2020

   Former Navy SEAL Jocko breaks down leadership into practical, actionable tactics drawn from battlefield experience. His own narration adds authenticity to lessons learned under fire.

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   Former Navy SEAL Jocko breaks down leadership into practical, actionable tactics drawn from battlefield experience. His own narration adds authenticity to lessons learned under fire.

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   The Book on Rental Property Investing

   by Brandon Turner

   Narrated by Brandon Turner

   ★ 4.63 ABR Score (18.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (7.8K) ★ 4.79 Audible (10.8K)

   11h 38m listening time • Released 2015

   Turner shares every strategy for building rental property wealth, from finding deals to managing tenants, drawing from his own path to millionaire status. His personal narration adds authenticity to the practical advice.

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   Turner shares every strategy for building rental property wealth, from finding deals to managing tenants, drawing from his own path to millionaire status. His personal narration adds authenticity to the practical advice.

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   Moneyball

   by Michael Lewis

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.51 ABR Score (151.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.27 Goodreads (145.7K) ★ 4.64 Audible (6.1K)

   10h 26m listening time • Released 2011

   Scott Brick's narration transforms this underdog sports story into pure momentum—his pacing makes the statistical revolution feel like a heist, and you'll finish convinced that baseball's greatest upset was built on spreadsheets.

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   Scott Brick's narration transforms this underdog sports story into pure momentum—his pacing makes the statistical revolution feel like a heist, and you'll finish convinced that baseball's greatest upset was built on spreadsheets.

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   The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

   by John C. Maxwell

   Narrated by John C. Maxwell, Henry O. Arnold

   ★ 4.42 ABR Score (58.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.16 Goodreads (57.4K) ★ 4.81 Audible (989)

   9h 32m listening time • Released 2022

   Maxwell breaks leadership down into twenty-one concrete principles with real-world examples from business and history. His personal narration adds authenticity to lessons learned from decades of consulting.

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   Maxwell breaks leadership down into twenty-one concrete principles with real-world examples from business and history. His personal narration adds authenticity to lessons learned from decades of consulting.

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   Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

   by Edwin Lefèvre

   Narrated by Rick Rohan

   ★ 4.38 ABR Score (23.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.18 Goodreads (20.2K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.3K)

   9h 52m listening time • Released 2007

   Wall Street's most legendary trader comes alive through this fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore's spectacular wins and crushing losses in early 20th century markets.

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   Wall Street's most legendary trader comes alive through this fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore's spectacular wins and crushing losses in early 20th century markets.

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   The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

   by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

   Narrated by uncredited

   ★ 4.36 ABR Score (90.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.07 Goodreads (84.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (6.3K)

   11h 45m listening time • Released 2014

   Plant manager Alex Rogo races to save his failing factory and marriage using unconventional management theories. This business novel disguises complex operational concepts in thriller-style storytelling.

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   Plant manager Alex Rogo races to save his failing factory and marriage using unconventional management theories. This business novel disguises complex operational concepts in thriller-style storytelling.

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    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

    The Tipping Point • Book 1

    by Malcolm Gladwell

    Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell

    ★ 4.34 ABR Score (881.7K ratings)

    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (859.1K) ★ 4.53 Audible (22.6K)

    8h 34m listening time • Released 2007

    Gladwell explores why certain ideas suddenly explode into cultural phenomena—from Hush Puppies to crime reduction. His own narration adds conversational energy to the fascinating case studies and research.

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    Gladwell explores why certain ideas suddenly explode into cultural phenomena—from Hush Puppies to crime reduction. His own narration adds conversational energy to the fascinating case studies and research.

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