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David Allen – amerykański specjalista do spraw produktywności i twórca Getting Things Done – metody zarządzania czasem.

Dorastał w Shreveport w stanie Luizjana. Ukończył New College w Sarasota w stanie Floryda. W ciągu swojej kariery podejmował się wielu zajęć. Pracował między innymi jako iluzjonista, kelner, trener karate, architekt krajobrazu, dystrybutor preparatów witaminowych, operator tokarki do obróbki szkła, agent turystyczny, menedżer stacji benzynowej, przedstawiciel U-Haul, sprzedawca motorowerów, kucharz w restauracji, osobisty trener samorozwoju, menedżer agencji turystycznej. Jest także członkiem nowego ruchu religijnego Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness. On sam twierdzi, że przed trzydziestym piątym rokiem życia imał się trzydziestu pięciu zawodów. Na kwestię produktywności w biznesie zwrócił uwagę w latach osiemdziesiątych, kiedy otrzymał zlecenie przygotowania programu dla kadry kierowniczej i menedżerskiej firmy Lockheed.

Jest założycielem David Allen Company, specjalizującej się w zarządzaniu czasem, produktywności i szkoleniu kierowników. Autorska metoda Getting Things Done jest składową jego programów szkoleniowych. Allen jest także jednym z założycieli i akcjonariuszy przedsiębiorstwa Actioneer, które tworzy oprogramowanie do zarządzania czasem dla urządzeń Palm.

Allen napisał trzy książki:



Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity – opis autorskiego programu zarządzania czasem.

Polskie wydanie: Sztuka efektywności. Skuteczna realizacja zadań .

Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life.

Polskie wydanie: Gotowi na wszystko. 52 zasady efektywności w pracy i życiu .

Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life.

Polskie wydanie: Wszystko pod kontrolą. Gra w pracę i biznes zwany życiem .Allen obecnie mieszka w Ojai w Kalifornii wraz ze swoją czwartą żoną Kathryn. Wikipedia  

✵ 28. Grudzień 1945   •   Natępne imiona דיוויד אלן, Девід Аллен, 戴维·艾伦, 戴維·艾倫, Дэвід Алан
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“The less you are driven by what goes on in this material world, the more you will pay attention to its details.”

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29 October 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/29053579357
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Źródło: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“Your mind is for having ideas, not for holding them.”

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13 November 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/5673602109
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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.”

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“Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax.”

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Źródło: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool your own mind.”

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Źródło: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“When we truly need to do is often what we most feel like avoiding.”

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Źródło: 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
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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.”

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

“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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“Here's how I define "stuff": anything you have allowed into your psychological or physical world that doesn't belong where it is, but for which you haven't yet determined the desired outcome and the next action step.”

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

“The latest & loudest thing in your psyche is seldom the most important thing that should take up residence there.”

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3 August 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/98970279044321280
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“GTD gives freedom to the right, structure to the left”

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12 April 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/12042191961
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“My daily meta-map lists: events coming up; major projects for me; emerging interests; my accountabilities.”

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21 April 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/193919597991301123
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“Freedom to create a mess is proportional to your ability to know what "no mess" is and how to get there.”

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15 July 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/2645749878
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“Great question to ask, to relax: What should I consider right now, decide what, and let go?”

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2 July 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/220039630240747521
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“Being in control isn't forceful manipulation but rather highly cooperative engagement w/ what's really going on.”

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4 August 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/20314349285
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“"Organization" for most people is simply an incomplete list, or amorphous piles, of still-unclear commitments.”

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14 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/25756431076560896
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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.”

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2 December 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/6259124760
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“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
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“How can you justify keeping a calendar & still keep most of your other commitments w/yourself in your head?”

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10 July 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/89936622044450816
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“A commitment kept only in your head will be given too much or too little attention.”

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23 June 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/16821970790
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“Making decisions when you can vs. when you have to makes for better decisions.”

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8 August 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/20590785465
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“It's hard to say no when you're not aware of everything you've said yes to.”

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19 July 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/93386722926276609
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“GTD supplies the reset button for all parts of life & work.”

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19 May 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/14255178696
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“Being organized simply means that where something is matches what it means to you. No more, no less.”

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22 August 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/105536813661298688
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“Even the smallest knoll to climb, to see a little more than the machine guns firing at me, is salvation.”

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30 November 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/142134392679186432
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“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
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“Living life in "emergency scan" mode self-perpetuates instead of self-corrects. Deal w/a non-emergency before it is one.”

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4 November 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/318242203639809
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