“The less you are driven by what goes on in this material world, the more you will pay attention to its details.”

—  David Allen

29 October 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/29053579357 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy <br class="br">Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

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American productivity consultant and author 1945

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