Quotes of David Allen - somelinesforyou

“ I will keep preaching this to myself and others: there are no problems, only projects. ”

- David Allen

“ If you don’t pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves. ”

- David Allen

“ When most people sit down to make a list, they're actually trying to combine all five of the phases we've defined for mastering workflow: collect, process, organize, review and do. ”

- David Allen

“ This partnership of resources is a positive for our customers and farmers. ”

- David Allen

“ '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. ”

- David Allen

“ A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity. ”

- David Allen

“ This partnership of resources is a positive for our customers and farmers. ”

- David Allen

“ This partnership of resources is a positive for our customers and farmers. ”

- David Allen

“ When most people sit down to make a list, they're actually trying to combine all five of the phases we've defined for mastering workflow: collect, process, organize, review and do. ”

- David Allen

“ It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative. ”

- David Allen

“ When most people sit down to make a list, they're actually trying to combine all five of the phases we've defined for mastering workflow: collect, process, organize, review and do. ”

- David Allen

“ A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity. ”

- David Allen

“ It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative. ”

- David Allen

“ 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. ”

- David Allen

“ It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative. ”

- David Allen

“ Tricks are for the not-so-smart, not-so-conscious part of us. To a great degree, the highest performing people I know are those who have installed the best tricks in their lives. ”

- David Allen

“ It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative. ”

- David Allen

“ 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. ”

- David Allen

“ Beginning drivers seem to make a lot of jerky movements with the wheel. Actually they're making smooth movements to very short horizons. ”

- David Allen

“ A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity. ”

- David Allen

“ Tricks are for the not-so-smart, not-so-conscious part of us. To a great degree, the highest performing people I know are those who have installed the best tricks in their lives. ”

- David Allen

“ Once a week, do a thorough review of all your projects in as much detail as you need to. If you do, your systems will work. If you don't, no system will work. ”

- David Allen

“ When most people sit down to make a list, they're actually trying to combine all five of the phases we've defined for mastering workflow: collect, process, organize, review and do. ”

- David Allen

“ A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity. ”

- David Allen

“ The management of PCs — we're going to see some really nice enhancements in 2006 on the corporate side. ”

- David Allen

“ 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 How long did it take her to integrate it and navigate a positive response? ”

- David Allen

“ A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity. ”

- David Allen

“ A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity. ”

- David Allen

“ It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative. ”

- David Allen

“ Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started. ”

- David Allen
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