David Allen: Want

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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 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“If you admit your wildest dream & uncover why you want it, you have a big key to make tomorrow a better day.”

David Allen

28 May 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/14933593727 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Changing what you want to get done takes a second. Recalibrating & getting the new thing to happen is a martial art.”

David Allen

7 December 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/144476364966346752 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Freedom to give full attention to what you want (vs. It being held hostage by unmanaged stuff) is the GTD promise.”

David Allen

17 December 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/148127884798730240 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“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

“Does something have your attention because you want it to, or because you're avoiding it?”

David Allen

31 August 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/3669905898 <br class="br"> 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.”

David Allen

17 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/26824930679062528 <br class="br"> 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?”

David Allen

15 November 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/136655692730863616 <br class="br"> 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.”

David Allen

15 October 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/27408641313 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Only issues in life: u know what u want, but not how to get it; or u don't know what u want. Solution: #GTD”

David Allen

13 February 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/36571301049155584 <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

“I suggest that you use your mind to think about things, rather than to think of them. You want to be adding value... not simply reminding yourself they exist.”

David Allen book Getting Things Done

Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001), Ch. 11