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
responsibility acceptance reality
It is a tricky business to know when you should set goals and objectives in order to achieve a focus, and when you would be better off dealing with the acceptance and management of your current reality so you can later step into new directions and responsibilities with greater stability and clarity. Only you will know the answer to that, and only in the moment.
knowing done terrain
At at any point in time, knowing what has to get done, and when, creates a terrain for maneuvering.
action waldo-emerson ancestor-worship
The ancestor of every action is a thought. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
fall games wagons
If you don't fall off the wagon regularly, you're not playing a big enough game.
vacation years interesting
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 piles, closed up transactions, renewed old promises with themselves. My most basic suggestion is that people should do that more than just once a year.
teacher entrepreneur coaches
Frankly, I'm more of a researcher, teacher,motivat or, and coach than I am an entrepreneur.
people wells organized
A lot of people have nothing very well organized, and a lot of people have nothing, very well organized.
doe attention loops
Anything that does not belong where it is, is an "open loop" pulling on your attention.
safari ruins
Mosquitos ruin the safari.
levels guts happenings
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 manage it better.
communication problem shows
Virtually every problem that would show up in your business can be traced back to communications; somebody didn't talk to somebody about something.
creativity two-sides coins
Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds.
writing simple psychics
'I need milk' and 'I need to decide whether to buy this company' both tie up space in psychic RAM. The solution is simple. Write it down. Look at it. Do it or say to yourself 'not now'.
easier ifs
It's easier to change directions if you are in motion.