Getting things done requires two basic components: defining (1) what “done” means (outcome) and (2) what “doing” looks like (action). - David Allen

The trick is to ensure not so much that what you are doing is, for you, the right thing, all the time (how, ultimately, could you know that for sure?) but that you are firmly in the driver’s seat with a functioning process for discovering and engaging with your best choice.

I have discovered that one of the major reasons many people haven’t had a lot of success with “getting organized” is simply that they have tried to do all five phases at one time.

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