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
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.
moving people chairs
Some people have to move, physically, to "get" something. But if you're stuck in a chair, that's not your limitation - it's simply not an optimal condition for you.
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'.
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.
creativity two-sides coins
Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds.
can-do
You can do anything, not everything
easier ifs
It's easier to change directions if you are in motion.
giving pay attention
If you don't pay attention to the things that have your attention, you'll give them more attention than they deserve.
people wells organized
A lot of people have nothing very well organized, and a lot of people have nothing, very well organized.
safari ruins
Mosquitos ruin the safari.
stress exercise expression
Stress such as you experience in exercise is what creates builds focus, strength, and the capability for expanded expression; and the same is true for any kind of performance.
doe attention loops
Anything that does not belong where it is, is an "open loop" pulling on your attention.
trust-yourself plague feels
Trust yourself to do what you really feel like doing, and what you feel like doing will change. Don't, and it will plague you.
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.