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
people wells organized
A lot of people have nothing very well organized, and a lot of people have nothing, very well organized.
thinking people way
People allow themselves to get distracted; I think ultimately, probably the biggest thing that gets in the way of people doing what they ought to be doing at any point in time is distraction.
successful people important
What you'll tend to avoid doing is probably the most important thing you need to do because it'll probably be the most daunting and the most potentially successful thing you could be doing and that's usually out of people's comfort zone.
thinking people mind
Use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them. You want to be adding value as you think about projects and people, not simply reminding yourself they exist.
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.
moving people focus
Most people move actually into high performance in a crisis because that creates the kind of focus that creates high performance.
across attract bears cherry fruit hill quite seen signal trees
We have seen bears in the trees across from Signal Hill Elementary. Some fruit-bearing trees don't attract bears such as cherry trees because the fruit is quite small.
rain entrepreneur mountain
In Ireland we have a very old saying, When you can see the mountains it's going to rain and when you can't see the mountains it's raining.
reason no-reason
There is no reason ever to have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought.
games ruins mosquitoes
Mosquitoes can ruin the hunt for big game.
zero priorities easier
If you’re at zero backlog, it’s a whole lot easier to change priorities.
mind buckets way
First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through.
The better you get, the better you better get.
real issues priorities
The real issue is how to make appropriate choices about what to do at any point in time. The real issue is how we manage actions.