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David Allen
120 quotes
“Freedom to give full attention to what you want (vs. It being held hostage by unmanaged stuff) is the GTD promise.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 17 December 2011
“Rivers of creative flow are log jammed w/ heads holding on to incompletions, old business, & avoided decisions.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 26 December 2011
“What would you do w/more space, if you had it? Without a good answer, you'll not have the juice to really do #GTD.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 5 January 2012
“Keys to getting things done: know what "done" means & what "doing" looks like.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 14 January 2012
“Meetings handled well reduce email. Email handled well reduces meetings.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 18 January 2012
“Organizing without first capturing & clarifying what needs organizing is simply rearranging your angst.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 31 January 2012
“The greater your confidence w/how to achieve control & focus, as needed, the wilder & crazier you can be.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 4 February 2012
“Are you overwhelmed pulling weeds, when you really just need to replant the garden?”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 16 February 2012
“Collect, process, organize & review what has your attention, so you can stop half-trying to be doing all that, constantly.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 15 March 2012
“My daily meta-map lists: events coming up; major projects for me; emerging interests; my accountabilities.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 21 April 2012
“The purpose of a purpose? Tunes you to meaningful things you wouldn't be aware of, otherwise.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 23 May 2012
“Staying in control daily, weekly, & yearly requires different things for each. Handling one doesn't handle the others.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 24 May 2012
“What would your ideal exec ass't let you know - & when - & where? That should inform your best #GTD system.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 25 June 2012
“Great question to ask, to relax: What should I consider right now, decide what, and let go?”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 2 July 2012
“Using your head to manage your life = creativity constipation.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 19 July 2012
“The present-ness demanded by a crisis is possible w/out crisis. Understand the keys to appropriate engagement. GTD.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 13 August 2012
“If you're appropriately engaged w/your life, you don't need more time. If you're not, more time won't help.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 15 August 2012
“What maps do you need to review, to see where you are & what to do next? Core to self-management systems.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 23 August 2012
“Appropriate focus on the right stuff gives the freedom to not have to focus on anything, on a regular basis.”
David Allen (born 1945) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 6 September 2012
“The short-term-memory part of your mind—the part that tends to hold all of the incomplete, undecided, and unorganized “stuff”—functions much like RAM on a personal computer. Your conscious mind, like the computer screen, is a focusing tool, not a storage place. You can think about only two or three things at once. But the incomplete items are still being stored in the short-term-memory space. And as with RAM, there’s limited capacity; there’s only so much “stuff” you can store in there and still have that part of your brain function at a high level. Most people walk around with their RAM bursting at the seams. They’re constantly distracted, their focus disturbed by their own internal mental overload.”
David Allen (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source