David Allen Quotations

Ultimately, the consumer is going to be affected to the extent that they will have less discretionary money to spend,

The great secret about goals and visions is not the future they describe but the change in the present they engender.

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.

Distracting reactions about anything undermine a clear mind about anything else.

There is no reason ever to have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought.

Why do people complain that there's no time to get their work done? Because there is more work to do than the work they think they have to do.

Most often, the reason something is "on your mind" is that you want it to be different than it currently is, and yet: you haven't clarified exactly what the intended outcomes is; you haven't decided what the very next physical action step is; and/or you haven't put reminders of the outcome and the action required in a system you trust. That's why it's on your mind.

The hardest thing about being productive is not the work, but the split second it takes to decide to take control.

Mosquitoes can ruin the hunt for big game.

You don't manage priorities, you have them.