David Allen

Mosquitos ruin the safari.

— David Allen

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

— David Allen

Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.

— David Allen

The better you get, the better you better get.

— David Allen

Mosquitoes can ruin the hunt for big game.

— David Allen

“criteria for excellence of conduct.”

— David Allen

There are no interruptions, only mismanaged inputs

— David Allen

You can do anything, not everything

— David Allen

Anything that does not belong where it is, is an "open loop" pulling on your attention.

— David Allen

At at any point in time, knowing what has to get done, and when, creates a terrain for maneuvering.

— David Allen

“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. —WILL ROGERS”

— David Allen

It's easier to change directions if you are in motion.

— David Allen

“We need ways to validate and support our thinking, no matter how informal.”

— David Allen

The balance you have between drive and patience may be your master key to success.

— David Allen

Review your list as often as you need to get them off your mind.

— David Allen

“When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. —Will Rogers”

— David Allen

Focusing on values does not simplify your life. It gives meaning and direction-and a lot more complexity.

— David Allen

It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really…

— David Allen

“Almost every project could be done better, and an infinite quantity of information is now available that could make that happen.”

— David Allen

There is usually an inverse proportion between how much something is on your mind and how much it´s getting done!

— David Allen

Change - even change meant to improve our lives - creates stress. We can get comfortable with our problems.

— David Allen

Virtually every problem that would show up in your business can be traced back to communications; somebody didn't talk to somebody about…

— David Allen

“Taking the inventory of your current work at all levels will automatically produce greater focus, alignment, and sense of priorities.”

— David Allen

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

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

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

— David Allen

The problem is, is when your focus is created by a crisis, then the frontal lobe shuts down essentially, the frontal cortex…

— 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

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

— 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

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

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

— 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

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

— 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

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

— 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

You don't manage priorities, you have them.

— David Allen

“Klara Sztucinski, and Elliott Kellman. The administrative”

— David Allen