“The greater your confidence w/how to achieve control & focus, as needed, the wilder & crazier you can be.”

—  David Allen

4 February 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/165951252906250240 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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