David Allen: Doing

David Allen is American productivity consultant and author. Explore interesting quotes on doing.
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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
Happy , People , Feeling

“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

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

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16 September 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/24608868849
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“Keys to getting things done: know what "done" means & what "doing" looks like.”

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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.”

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1 September 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/109338835162374145
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“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

“Collect, process, organize & review what has your attention, so you can stop half-trying to be doing all that, constantly.”

David Allen

15 March 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/180374838857318400
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“GTD 2.0 = what to do with your head, once it's clear.”

David Allen

8 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/23815709830156288
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“What would you do w/more space, if you had it? Without a good answer, you'll not have the juice to really do #GTD.”

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5 January 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/155111659122339840
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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

“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

“An overwhelming amount of potential work to do is cool. Otherwise people would never go to a gym.”

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24 February 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/40795144949080064
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People

“What do you want to have true? Pick something between total fantasy & 51% believable, get going, & readjust as you learn.”

David Allen

17 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/26824930679062528
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Learning

“Your tools are only as good as they serve your intention. What do you want to have true? What Do you need to have viewable re: that?”

David Allen

15 November 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/136655692730863616
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“Is what you're about to do more likely to expand or limit your ability to get what you really want? Executive intelligence.”

David Allen

15 October 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/27408641313
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Intelligence

“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
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Game , Water

“What maps do you need to review, to see where you are & what to do next? Core to self-management systems.”

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23 August 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/238837461663490048
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“The coolest things I do usually aren't on my lists, but because of them.”

David Allen

23 November 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/5965843348
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“The nature of creative thinking runs counter to the nature of dealing w/its output. Ability & system to do both is freedom. GTD.”

David Allen

2 July 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/17537630593
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Nature , Thinking , Freedom