285 Quotes by David Allen

There are no interruptions, only mismanaged inputs.

The ancestor of every action is a thought. – Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Isn’t it interesting that people feel best about themselves right before they go on vacation? They’ve cleared up all of their to-do piles, closed up transactions, renewed old promises with themselves. My most basic suggestion is that people should do that more than just once a year.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. – Albert Einstein.

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. – Henry Bergson.

You don’t actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it.

If we didn’t have any stress, we’d never grow and you’d probably wouldn’t test your mettle and you’d probably wouldn’t come up with a lot of creative stuff that people come up with by being somewhat on the edge.

But if you don’t decide what needs to be done about your secretary’s birthday, because it’s “not that important” right now, that open loop will take up energy and prevent you from having a totally effective, clear focus on what is important.

There are no problems, only projects.