David Allen
David Allen
Notable for his self-help books Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001) and Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life (2008), Allen formulated a method of time management called "Getting Things Done" and founded both Actioneer, Inc. and the David Allen Company.
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 December 1945
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Seriously, people still like the feel and smell of a book. It doesn't need batteries, cables, and you never get spammed.
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So a core unique aspect of what Getting Things Done is about, is it deals with the thought process that has to be applied on your stuff before you actually know what to organize or can manage that inventory.
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That's a growth opportunity for desktop CPUs as they evolve into a new form factor and usage model.
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That's a lot of kids drinking on a regular basis. One child would be too many, especially if it's yours.
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There's a subtle but critical difference between something that is long term and something in the category of 'someday/maybe'. Either a project is an open loop to close, as soon as possible, or it is not.
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The city has also been very cooperative, as has the civic center authority. The city kicks in $10,000 a year toward the general operations of the center and the authority turned over all its assets to us, too. We all have a vested interest in seeing our civic center stay open. It's a good facility. We want people to use it and hope it stays that way.
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the first 15 laps were pretty scary today.
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The group was immediately misunderstood by this community. What the town needed was to get going.
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You don't have time to do any project, because you actually can't do a project - you can only take action steps.
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All the growth rates for 2004 and 2005 and forecast for 2006 all point to mobile. ... It's not just us saying it. It's happening around the world.
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The management of PCs -- we're going to see some really nice enhancements in 2006 on the corporate side.
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If you have a son or daughter, there is a risk regardless of how you raise them.
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If you leave them stuck in 'In,' then you've got to rethink every time you open your e-mails.
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It's Bill who's there at the center every day and it's Bill who has hustled and made all the bookings. He's devoted a lot of time to the center.