David Allen Quotes

Am working as hard as I can to find out what it's OK I'm NOT going to be dong, this weekend!

How, and how often, you relate to your system is an essential part of your system.

Point of in-box empty: having a complete, current inventory of what matters, so you deal clearly with what's new & what's now.

What do you want to have true? Pick something between total fantasy & 51% believable, get going, & readjust as you learn.

"Organization" for most people is simply an incomplete list, or amorphous piles, of still-unclear commitments.

#GTD 2.0 = what to do with your head, once it's clear.

If you could stop thinking, letting go of trying control your world w/your mind, where would your attention go?

Living life in "emergency scan" mode self-perpetuates instead of self-corrects. Deal w/a non-emergency before it is one.

Perfection is graciously dealing with imperfection.

You'll be motivated to exercise the #GTD method to the degree you really care about what you're doing.

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

How much attention have I given what really deserves my attention today?

Is what you're about to do more likely to expand or limit your ability to get what you really want? Executive intelligence.

Top need for top professionals: psychic space. Fewer distractions & more contexts for thinking. Not more time.

Maximizing is not optimizing. Sustainable engagement wins, in the end.