David Allen: Doing

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

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“You can do anything, but not everything.”

“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

“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

“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 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“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 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“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 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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

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2 December 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/6259124760 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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

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15 March 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/180374838857318400 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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

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8 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/23815709830156288 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“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 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“You'll be motivated to exercise the #GTD method to the degree you really care about what you're doing.”

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1 November 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/29413783209 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“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.”

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15 August 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/21206170236 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“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 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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

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17 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/26824930679062528 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“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?”

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15 November 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/136655692730863616 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Is what you're about to do more likely to expand or limit your ability to get what you really want? Executive intelligence.”

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

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10 March 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/10288329405 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“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 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“The coolest things I do usually aren't on my lists, but because of them.”

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23 November 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/5965843348 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“The nature of creative thinking runs counter to the nature of dealing w/its output. Ability & system to do both is freedom. GTD.”

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2 July 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/17537630593 Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy