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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We suffer the stress of infinite opportunity: There are so many things that we could do, and all we see are people who seem to be performing at star quality. It's very hard not to try to be like them. The problem is, if you get wrapped up in that game, you'll get eaten alive. You can do anything-but not everything. The universe is full of creative projects that are waiting to be done. So, if you really care about quality of life, if you want to relax, then ... control your aspirations. That will simplify things. Learning to set boundaries is incredibly difficult for most people.
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Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined.
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To have nearly half of employment in manufacturing at a time when we're losing manufacturing in Michigan and in the United States, is certainly something we need to concentrate on.
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Once you've taken inventory, you can start to make sense of your runway. But then comes a second challenge: finding the time to do what you need to do.
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We did good. But we're both working artists. ... The time had come for someone to take over who knows how to run a computer.
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The next time you want to hires someone and are evaluating performance and skill sets, look at the person's ability to get ready fast. When has she been really surprised (positively or negatively)? How long did it take her to integrate it and navigate a positive response?
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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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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.
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I think Anne is just perfect (for this job).
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Land on Mars' as a project still comes down to something like 'Call Fred about the Mars budget proposal' that can be accomplished as soon and as easily as any other activity in our inventory of work at hand.
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People are going to have to think twice once they hire more than 10 employees.
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Our primary role is to identify intellectual property that is disclosed to us by (researchers), patent protect and commercialize it,
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Remember, you're the one who creates speed, because you're the one who allows stuff to enter your life.