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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/without-a-gut-level-sense-that-you-are-ultimately-in-control-of-what/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

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> [The real issue is how to make appropriate choices about what to do at any point in time. The real issue is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/the-real-issue-is-how-to-make-appropriate-choices-about-what-to-do-at/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

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> [You don't manage priorities, you have them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/you-don-t-manage-priorities-you-have-them/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

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> [You can't manage time, you actually only manage what you do during time. So the management issue is not so much about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/you-can-t-manage-time-you-actually-only-manage-what-you-do-during/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

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## Other authors on Manage

## More by David Allen

> [“Klara Sztucinski, and Elliott Kellman. The administrative”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/klara-sztucinski-and-elliott-kellman-the-administrative/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/your-ability-to-generate-power-is-directly-proportional-to-your/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [“Too much information creates the same result as too little:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/too-much-information-creates-the-same-result-as-too-little/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/you-don-t-actually-do-a-project-you-can-only-do-action-steps-related/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [You won't see how to do it until you see yourself doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/you-won-t-see-how-to-do-it-until-you-see-yourself-doing-it/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/it-s-the-nature-of-human-experience-which-is-always-in-some-form-of/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/the-real-challenge-is-to-make-good-communication-a-handy-and-well/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 two things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/everything-you-ve-told-yourself-you-ought-to-do-your-mind-thinks-you/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [“We need ways to validate and support our thinking, no matter how informal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/we-need-ways-to-validate-and-support-our-thinking-no-matter-how/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [“The value of goals is not in the future they describe, but the change in perception of reality they foster.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/the-value-of-goals-is-not-in-the-future-they-describe-but-the-change/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [“Taking the inventory of your current work at all levels will automatically produce greater focus, alignment, and sense of priorities.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/taking-the-inventory-of-your-current-work-at-all-levels-will/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/have-discovered-that-one-of-the-major-reasons-many-people-haven-t-had/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/without-a-gut-level-sense-that-you-are-ultimately-in-control-of-what/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/your-mind-is-for-having-ideas-not-holding-them/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

> [“you can decide what, specifically, something means to you and what you intend to do about it, if anything; if you can use a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/you-can-decide-what-specifically-something-means-to-you-and-what-you/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

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