David Allen Quotes

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• Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started.

  David Allen

  Life, Motivational, Happiness

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• Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.

  David Allen

  Procrastination, Ideas, Mind

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• You can do anything, but not everything.

  David Allen

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Powerful

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• You can't manage time, you actually only manage what you do during time. So the management issue is not so much about time, it's more about how do you manage your focus, how do you manage your actions and your activities in terms of what you do.

  David Allen

  Issues, Focus, Action

  Source: www.stephanspencer.com

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• The sense of anxiety and guilt doesn't come from having too much to do; it's the automatic result of breaking agreements with yourself.

  David Allen

  Agreement, Anxiety, Guilt

  David Allen (2015). “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity”, p.229, Penguin

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• Small things done consistently, in strategic places, create major impact.

  David Allen

  Motivation, Impact, Done

  Twitter post from Aug 10, 2015

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• Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined.

  David Allen

  Time Management, Stuck, Getting Things Done

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• If you don't pay attention to the things that have your attention, you'll give them more attention than they deserve.

  David Allen

  Giving, Attention, Pay

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• Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax

  David Allen

  Inspirational, Relax, Ability

  David Allen (2015). “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity”, p.32, Penguin

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• You can claim that God is guiding you and revealing to you the answer or solution to your problem. Accept the truth that the nature of Infinite Intelligence is to respond to you, and you will receive an answer without the aid of any man. You can boldly affirm, “I am whole, perfect, strong, loving, illumined, prosperous and inspired.” As you continue to affirm these truths and feel and believe what you claim, without the help or cooperation of anyone, you will express what you feel to be true. Remember, whatever you attach to I AM, you become.

  David Allen

  Strong, Believe, Men

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• First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through.

  David Allen

  Mind, Buckets, Way

  David Allen (2011). “Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity”, p.20, Hachette UK

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• It's easier to change directions if you are in motion.

  David Allen

  Easier, Ifs

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• What you'll tend to avoid doing is probably the most important thing you need to do because it'll probably be the most daunting and the most potentially successful thing you could be doing and that's usually out of people's comfort zone.

  David Allen

  Successful, People, Important

  Source: www.stephanspencer.com

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• Most often, the reason something is "on your mind" is that you want it to be different than it currently is, and yet: you haven't clarified exactly what the intended outcomes is; you haven't decided what the very next physical action step is; and/or you haven't put reminders of the outcome and the action required in a system you trust. That's why it's on your mind.

  David Allen

  Mind, Different, Want

  David Allen (2015). “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity”, p.36, Penguin

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• Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative.

  David Allen

  Creative, Want, Organized

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• Once a week, do a thorough review of all your projects in as much detail as you need to. If you do, your systems will work. If you don't, no system will work.

  David Allen

  Details, Needs, Week

  David Allen (2011). “Ready For Anything: 52 productivity principles for work and life”, p.82, Hachette UK

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• My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard

  David Allen

  Funny, Breastfeeding, Opinion

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• You can do anything, but you can't do everything

  David Allen

  Focus, Can Do

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• A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates.

  David Allen

  Successful, Problem, Bigger

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• Most people move actually into high performance in a crisis because that creates the kind of focus that creates high performance.

  David Allen

  Moving, People, Focus

  Source: www.stephanspencer.com

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• A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept
  current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis,
  is a master key to stress-free productivity.

  David Allen

  Stress, Keys, Lists

  David Allen (2004). “Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done”, p.102, Penguin

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• Decide the outcome and the action step, put reminders of those somewhere your brain trusts youll see them at the right time, and listen to your brain breathe easier.

  David Allen

  Brain, Outcomes, Steps

  David Allen (2004). “Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done”, p.69, Penguin

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• It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative.

  David Allen

  Creativity, Two, Creative

  David Allen (2011). “Ready For Anything: 52 productivity principles for work and life”, p.53, Hachette UK

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• Sometimes the biggest gain in productive energy will come from cleaning the cobwebs, dealing with old business, and clearing the desks—cutting loose debris that's impeding forward motion.

  David Allen

  Cutting, Energy, Cobwebs

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• 'I need milk' and 'I need to decide whether to buy this company' both tie up space in psychic RAM. The solution is simple. Write it down. Look at it. Do it or say to yourself 'not now'.

  David Allen

  Writing, Simple, Psychics

  David Allen (2004). “Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done”, p.27, Penguin

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