David Allen Quotes

Too much information creates the same result as too little: you don't have what you need, when and in the way you need it.

Your mind receives, remembers, & reminds, & sucks at all 3, compared to an objective external system a la GTD.

Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: [...] The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.

There is no freedom without discipline, no vision without a form, no structure without a function.

Every thought deserves its own place in the universe. How & where do you capture yours?

When "this isn't right" changes to "this isn't optimal" in your vocabulary, you've moved up the food chain.

Great question to ask, to relax: What should I consider right now, decide what, and let go?

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior. — Dee Hock

Hold still enough to grapple w/the simple questions, & the complexities become clear.

Vision is not enough; it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs. — Vaclav Havel

ways that seem increasingly elusive, if not downright impossible, if you’re working too hard. This doesn’t have to be an either-or proposition. It is possible to be effectively doing while you are delightfully being, in your ordinary workaday world. The art of resting the mind and the

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

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

Everything in life worth achieving requires practice. In fact, life itself is nothing more than one long practice session, an endless effort of refining our motions. When the proper mechanics of practicing are understood, the task of learning something new becomes a stress-free experience of joy and calmness, a process which settles all areas in your life and promotes proper perspective on all of life’s difficulties. — Thomas Sterner

Being organized means nothing more or less than where something is matches what it means to you.