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
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
“It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. —Sally Kempton” — David Allen Enemy Copy Share Image
“Too much information creates the same result as too little:” — David Allen Information Copy Share Image
The right amount of complexity is what creates the optimal simplicity — David Allen Amount Copy Share Image
My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard — David Allen Breastfeeding Copy Share Image
“have discovered that one of the major reasons many people haven’t had a lot of success with getting organized is simply that… — David Allen Organized 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 Bases 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
“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
The reason that deadline actually can work very well for you is what it forces you to do is make decisions. — David Allen Deadline 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
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
“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 Organize Copy Share Image
“There are two types of projects, however, that deserve at least some sort of planning activity: (1) those that still have your… — David Allen Planning 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
“Empowerment naturally ensues for individuals as they move from complaining and victim modalities into outcomes and actions defined for direction. When that… — David Allen Empowerment 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
“Choose one project that is new or stuck or that could simply use some improvement. Think of your purpose. Think of what… — David Allen Think Successful 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 Consciously 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 Feels 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 Buckets Copy Share Image
Procastination is not about not doing is about not doing and feeling crappy. — David Allen Favourite 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
The hardest thing about being productive is not the work, but the split second it takes to decide to take control. — David Allen Hardest Copy Share Image
“Trying to keep a list on the calendar, which must then be reentered on another day if items don’t get done, is… — David Allen Another day Copy Share Image
“I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist camp; I know what I want to do, but I don’t know where… — David Allen Camp 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 Distracted Copy Share Image
A Keyring? Achievements? These are not WoW-specific things. They are common sense. They exist in the real world. — David Allen Achievement Copy Share Image
“The value of goals is not in the future they describe, but the change in perception of reality they foster.” — David Allen Change Copy Share Image
“But sometimes I have to get out of my comfort zone to stay motivated to do excellent work over the long term.” — David Allen Comfort zone Copy Share Image
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 Challenges Copy Share Image
Most of the stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept. — David Allen Accepting Copy Share Image
“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 Credit Copy Share Image
“A great way to think about what your principles are is to complete this sentence: “I would give others totally free rein… — David Allen Integrity Copy Share Image
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 Agreement Copy Share Image
Some people have to move, physically, to "get" something. But if you're stuck in a chair, that's not your limitation - it's… — David Allen Chair Copy Share Image
There's a lot of reasons why deadline-driven may actually - it's not necessarily a bad thing, it just all it does is… — David Allen Bad thing Copy Share Image
