Meetings handled well reduce email. Email handled well reduces meetings. - David Allen

three different kinds of activities you can be engaged in: Doing predefined work Doing work as it shows up Defining your work Doing

Finally (assuming that you’re really committed to the project — in this case, going out to dinner), you focus on the next action that you need to take to make the first component actually happen. “Call Café Rouge to see if it’s open, and make the reservation.

If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.