David Allen: Trending quotes (page 3)

“Resistance to deciding the next action (before we have to) stems from how it exposes the vulnerability of our intelligence.”

David Allen

28 June 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/17222176055
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Intelligence

“Valuable thought occurred today to share. Obvious in the moment. Can't retrieve now. Didn't capture. I teach this. Damn.”

David Allen

18 November 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/5819997093
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“When you "have to get organized," you're probably not appropriately invested yet in what you need to get organized for.”

David Allen

Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life (2003)

“To be free to be spontaneously & creatively shallow requires depth of character & a disciplined focus.”

David Allen

29 April 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/63977062188335104
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“Are you overwhelmed pulling weeds, when you really just need to replant the garden?”

David Allen

16 February 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/170372170025934848
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“When you know you'll get email to zero, you're free to deal with the ones you choose, when you choose. Most productive.”

David Allen

23 November 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/139536702476783616
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“You'll be motivated to exercise the #GTD method to the degree you really care about what you're doing.”

David Allen

1 November 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/29413783209
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Exercises , Motivation

“Hold still enough to grapple w/the simple questions, & the complexities become clear.”

David Allen

6 July 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/88499341613989888
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Question

“When "this isn't right" changes to "this isn't optimal" in your vocabulary, you've moved up the food chain.”

David Allen

9 February 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/35205999514091520
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Food , Optimism , Change

“GTD essence: attention cleared of residue & distraction, pointed at the right thing.”

David Allen

20 November 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/5878721689
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“You've really done your job when what's true? (Challenging question for all of us!)”

David Allen

4 March 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/43507841134362624
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Question

“If you're appropriately engaged w/your life, you don't need more time. If you're not, more time won't help.”

David Allen

15 August 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/235900635395022848
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Life , Time , Help

“Eternal #GTD paradox: when you get the principle, the tool doesn't matter. But simultaneosly it matters so much more.”

David Allen

16 February 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/9169795220
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“Perfection is graciously dealing with imperfection.”

David Allen

4 November 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/29641324869
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Perfection

“If your backlog of stuff isn't zero'd regularly, you're hostage to your own incessant angst that you should.”

David Allen

5 March 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/43813369337217024
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“When you know how, any time, to get to the place where it's all sort of funny, you've mastered GTD.”

David Allen

8 December 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/145022728494264321
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Time

“You don't have to like your life to get it off your mind. You DO have to renegotiate your agreements w/yourself about it.”

David Allen

15 August 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/21206170236
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Life

“Meetings handled well reduce email. Email handled well reduces meetings.”

David Allen

18 January 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/159780367153373184
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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

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

“If you're already in a mess, you're not free to make one.”

David Allen

24 March 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/51036707474259968
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