All David Allen Quotes
- The real issue is how to make appropriate choices about what to do at any point in time. The real issue is how we manage… Action
- You don't manage priorities, you have them. Inspirational
- Focusing on values does not simplify your life. It gives meaning and direction-and a lot more complexity. Complexity
- Once a week, do a thorough review of all your projects in as much detail as you need to. If you do, your systems will… All
- You can claim that God is guiding you and revealing to you the answer or solution to your problem. Accept the truth that the nature… Accept
- It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same… Best
- A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates. Bigger
- Every decision to act is an intuitive one. The challenge is to migrate from hoping it's the right choice to trusting it's the right choice. Act
- Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative. Creative
- It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really helped the whole… Able
- Frankly, I'm more of a researcher, teacher,motivat or, and coach than I am an entrepreneur. Coach
- The hardest thing about being productive is not the work, but the split second it takes to decide to take control. Control
- If you’re at zero backlog, it’s a whole lot easier to change priorities. Backlog
- Mosquitoes can ruin the hunt for big game. Big
- 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 taken,… Action
- You can do anything, but not everything. Appreciate Life
- If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves. Appropriate
- Most people feel best about their work the week before their vacation, but it's not because of the vacation itself. What do you do the… Agreement
- Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. Holding
- The great secret about goals and visions is not the future they describe but the change in the present they engender. Change
- When we truly need to do is often what we most feel like avoiding. Avoiding
- Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started. Feel
- You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool your own mind. Everyone
- 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 to… Add
- A vision of a desired future allows you to engage and identify immediately in your focus with an improved condition. It changes what you perceive… Achieve