David Allen

Mosquitoes can ruin the hunt for big game.

— David Allen

The better you get, the better you better get.

— David Allen

Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.

— David Allen

You can do anything, but you can't do everything

— David Allen

Mosquitos ruin the safari.

— David Allen

You don't manage priorities, you have them.

— David Allen

You can do anything, not everything

— David Allen

“criteria for excellence of conduct.”

— David Allen

If you’re at zero backlog, it’s a whole lot easier to change priorities.

— David Allen

Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative.

— David Allen

“You have to use your mind to get things off your mind.”

— David Allen

A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates.

— David Allen

There is no reason ever to have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought.

— David Allen

Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax

— David Allen

Distracting reactions about anything undermine a clear mind about anything else.

— David Allen

“how they might be articulated into productive shape.”

— David Allen

Most of the stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept.

— David Allen

Every decision to act is an intuitive one. The challenge is to migrate from hoping it's the right choice to trusting it's…

— David Allen

“But sometimes I have to get out of my comfort zone to stay motivated to do excellent work over the long term.”

— David Allen

“The value of goals is not in the future they describe, but the change in perception of reality they foster.”

— David Allen

A Keyring? Achievements? These are not WoW-specific things. They are common sense. They exist in the real world.

— David Allen

The sense of anxiety and guilt doesn't come from having too much to do; it's the automatic result of breaking agreements with…

— David Allen

“A great way to think about what your principles are is to complete this sentence: “I would give others totally free rein…

— David Allen

“Not being aware of all you have to do is much like having a credit card for which you don't know the…

— David Allen

You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it. When enough of the right action steps…

— David Allen

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

Decision-making when things show up instead of when they blow up is actually a habit that can be developed and enhanced. The…

— David Allen

Your brain has an in-built mechanism for finding patterns you've programmed because of where you've put your attention. Solutions, innovations, and success…

— David Allen

What you'll tend to avoid doing is probably the most important thing you need to do because it'll probably be the most…

— David Allen

It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides…

— David Allen

“What you’ve probably discovered, at least at some level, is that a calendar, though important, can really effectively manage only a small…

— David Allen

A vision of a desired future allows you to engage and identify immediately in your focus with an improved condition. It changes…

— David Allen

“to get there. Unfortunately, that’s backward in terms of how our minds work to generate and recognize solutions and methods. You often…

— David Allen

“From a nitty-gritty, practical standpoint, here is the drill that can get you there:   Loose Papers Pull out all miscellaneous scraps…

— David Allen

We suffer the stress of infinite opportunity: There are so many things that we could do, and all we see are people…

— David Allen

“There are seven primary types of things that you’ll want to keep track of and manage from an organizational perspective: • A…

— David Allen

You can claim that God is guiding you and revealing to you the answer or solution to your problem. Accept the truth…

— David Allen

“Make an Inventory of Your Creative Imaginings What are the things you really might want to do someday if you have the…

— David Allen

There are no interruptions, only mismanaged inputs

— David Allen

If you don't fall off the wagon regularly, you're not playing a big enough game.

— David Allen