Most of the stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept. — David Allen Copy Share Image
A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key… — David Allen Copy Share Image
I think positive stress is actually a good thing. It's sort of the stretch goal "Wow, let me see how much faster… — David Allen Copy Share Image
Change - even change meant to improve our lives - creates stress. We can get comfortable with our problems. — David Allen Copy Share Image
Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've… — David Allen Copy Share Image
Stress such as you experience in exercise is what creates builds focus, strength, and the capability for expanded expression; and the same… — David Allen Copy Share Image
Everything you’ve told yourself you ought to do, your mind thinks you should do right now. Frankly, as soon add you have… — David Allen Copy Share Image
If we didn't have any stress, we'd never grow and you'd probably wouldn't test your mettle and you'd probably wouldn't come up… — David Allen Copy Share Image
We suffer the stress of infinite opportunity: There are so many things that we could do, and all we see are people… — David Allen Copy Share Image
Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax — David Allen Copy Share
You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it. When enough of the right action steps have been… — David Allen Copy Share
“It’s the nature of human experience, which is always in some form of motion, to veer off course—sometimes in major, but consistently in minor,… — David Allen Copy Share
“The real challenge is to make good communication a handy and well-used tool. Then you are likely to pick it up and use it… — David Allen Copy Share
Everything you’ve told yourself you ought to do, your mind thinks you should do right now. Frankly, as soon add you have two things… — David Allen Copy Share
“We need ways to validate and support our thinking, no matter how informal.” — David Allen Copy Share
“The value of goals is not in the future they describe, but the change in perception of reality they foster.” — David Allen Copy Share
“Taking the inventory of your current work at all levels will automatically produce greater focus, alignment, and sense of priorities.” — David Allen Copy Share
“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… — David Allen Copy Share
Without a gut-level sense that you are ultimately in control of what's happening to you, you won't even consider the option that you could… — David Allen Copy Share
“you can decide what, specifically, something means to you and what you intend to do about it, if anything; if you can use a… — David Allen Copy Share
