David Allen Quotes

As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Used

Merely having thoughts is one thing. Consciously feeding them is quite another. You are powerful all the time, by way of your attention and intention. The question is, Toward what are you pointing that power?

Most often, the reason something is on your mind is that you want it to be different than it currently is,

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be: “meetings.” — DAVE BARRY

Способность быть производительным прямо пропорциональна способности расслабляться.

Water is what it is, and does what it does. It can overwhelm, but it’s not overwhelmed. It can be still, but it is not impatient. It can be forced to change course, but it is not frustrated.

As Peter Drucker wrote: “In knowledge work . . . the task is not given; it has to be determined.

Complaining is a sign that someone isn’t willing to risk moving on a changeable situation, or won’t consider the immutable circumstance in his or her plans.

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.

most stress they experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept.

An infinite number of things in the universe are held back from you only by your altitude and attitude.

Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish your judgment. Go some distance away, because work will be in perspective and a lack of harmony is more readily seen.

Thinking in a concentrated manner to define desired outcomes is something few people feel they have to do. But in truth, outcome thinking is one of the most effective means available for making wishes reality.

We fought so hard against the small things that we became small ourselves. — EUGENE O’NEILL

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.