Small things done consistently, in strategic places, create major impact. — David Allen Copy Share Image
“Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. —Henry Bergson” — David Allen Philosophy of Mind Copy Share Image
The balance you have between drive and patience may be your master key to success. — David Allen Balance Copy Share Image
“We need ways to validate and support our thinking, no matter how informal.” — David Allen Informal Copy Share Image
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. —WILL ROGERS” — David Allen Copy Share Image
“You can’t organize what’s incoming—you can only capture it and process it. Instead, you organize the actions you’ll need to take based… — David Allen Copy Share Image
Most people move actually into high performance in a crisis because that creates the kind of focus that creates high performance. — David Allen Crisis Copy Share Image
“A vision without a task is but a dream; a task without a vision is but drudgery; a vision and a task… — David Allen Dreams Copy Share Image
The reason that deadline actually can work very well for you is what it forces you to do is make decisions. — David Allen Copy Share Image
“Books to read Music to download Movies to see Gift ideas Web sites to explore Weekend trips to take Ideas—Misc. (meaning you… — David Allen Books Copy Share Image
“This would be a Zen-like state of productivity, in which you deal with what’s present from a perspective that is both detached… — David Allen Meditation 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
People allow themselves to get distracted; I think ultimately, probably the biggest thing that gets in the way of people doing what… — 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
The problem is, is when your focus is created by a crisis, then the frontal lobe shuts down essentially, the frontal cortex… — David Allen Body Copy Share Image
Isn't it interesting that people feel best about themselves right before they go on vacation? They've cleared up all of their to-do… — David Allen Copy Share Image
“Merely having thoughts is one thing. Consciously feeding them is quite another. You are powerful all the time, by way of your… — David Allen Copy Share Image
First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured… — David Allen Copy Share Image
“Choose one project that is new or stuck or that could simply use some improvement. Think of your purpose. Think of what… — David Allen Copy Share Image
Most often, the reason something is "on your mind" is that you want it to be different than it currently is, and… — David Allen Action Copy Share Image
You can't manage time, you actually only manage what you do during time. So the management issue is not so much about… — David Allen Action Copy Share Image
Anything that does not belong where it is, is an "open loop" pulling on your attention. — David Allen Attention Copy Share Image
At at any point in time, knowing what has to get done, and when, creates a terrain for maneuvering. — David Allen Copy Share Image
“It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. —Sally Kempton” — David Allen Enemy Copy Share Image
There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but the way out is through. — David Allen End of the tunnel Copy Share Image
The ancestor of every action is a thought. —Ralph Waldo Emerson — David Allen Action Copy Share Image
Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. — David Allen Best of both worlds Copy Share Image
Procastination is not about not doing is about not doing and feeling crappy. — David Allen Copy Share Image
“We fought so hard against the small things that we became small ourselves. —EUGENE O’NEILL” — David Allen Small things Copy Share Image
My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard — David Allen Breastfeeding Copy Share Image
“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning. —Winston Churchill” — David Allen Strategy Copy Share Image
