David Allen: Clearing

David Allen is American productivity consultant and author. Explore interesting quotes on clearing.
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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

“GTD 2.0 = what to do with your head, once it's clear.”

David Allen

8 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/23815709830156288 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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

David Allen

6 July 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/88499341613989888 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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

David Allen

20 November 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/5878721689 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Clearing the deck is great, but sailing adventurous waters is the real game. (Just can't do it w/out a clear deck.)”

David Allen

10 March 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/10288329405 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Great news about lots of email is how consistently it forces you to get clear what's really meaningful to your work/life.”

David Allen

23 March 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/10943941311 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“A big surprise is coming toward you. How clear do you want to be about all your current commitments, when it hits?”

David Allen

19 October 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/4977274727 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Cool how many layers of my mind there are to clear, each time I do it…& how different my world is then.”

David Allen

12 February 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/36269718428073984 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“It's great to clear your psychic decks so you can go into the weekend ready for refreshment and recreation, with nothing on your mind.”

David Allen book Getting Things Done

Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001), Ch. 8

“[Y]ou must have a clear picture in your mind of what success would look, sound, and feel like.”

David Allen book Getting Things Done

Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001), Ch. 3