David Allen: Trending quotes

“When we truly need to do is often what we most feel like avoiding.”

David Allen

Source: Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done

Feeling

“You can do anything, but not everything.”

David Allen

Success , Motivational , Attitude , Happy

“The less you are driven by what goes on in this material world, the more you will pay attention to its details.”

David Allen

29 October 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/29053579357
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Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

World

“Your mind is for having ideas, not for holding them.”

David Allen

13 November 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/5673602109
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Idea

“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

Happy , People , Feeling

“Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax.”

David Allen

Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool your own mind.”

David Allen

Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Fools

“Whether you know what you're doing or not, efficiency & style are your only improvement opportunities.”

David Allen

16 September 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/24608868849
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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

Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001), Chapter 1

Way

“Keys to getting things done: know what "done" means & what "doing" looks like.”

David Allen

14 January 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/158292486358446081
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“Your mind doesn't have one. If it did, it would only remind you of something when you could do something about it.”

David Allen

1 September 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/109338835162374145
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“Here's how I define "stuff": anything you have allowed into your psychological or physical world that doesn't belong where it is, but for which you haven't yet determined the desired outcome and the next action step.”

David Allen

Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001), Chapter 1

World

“The latest & loudest thing in your psyche is seldom the most important thing that should take up residence there.”

David Allen

3 August 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/98970279044321280
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“GTD gives freedom to the right, structure to the left”

David Allen

brains, that is!
12 April 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/12042191961
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Freedom

“My daily meta-map lists: events coming up; major projects for me; emerging interests; my accountabilities.”

David Allen

21 April 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/193919597991301123
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“Freedom to create a mess is proportional to your ability to know what "no mess" is and how to get there.”

David Allen

15 July 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/2645749878
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Freedom

“Great question to ask, to relax: What should I consider right now, decide what, and let go?”

David Allen

2 July 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/220039630240747521
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Question

“Being in control isn't forceful manipulation but rather highly cooperative engagement w/ what's really going on.”

David Allen

4 August 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/20314349285
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“"Organization" for most people is simply an incomplete list, or amorphous piles, of still-unclear commitments.”

David Allen

14 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/25756431076560896
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People

“There is never enough time to do what you really don't want to do. Time managemet is really value management.”

David Allen

2 December 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/6259124760
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Time