David Allen Time Quotations

If you leave them stuck in 'In,' then you've got to rethink every time you open your e-mails.

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.

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.

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.

Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined.

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.

You don't have time to do any project, because you actually can't do a project - you can only take action steps.

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?

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.