285 Quotes by David Allen

Reacting is automatic, but thinking is not.

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.

An infinite number of things in the universe are held back from you only by your altitude and attitude.

Too much information creates the same result as too little: you don’t have what you need, when and in the way you need it.

The value of goals is not in the future they describe, but the change in perception of reality they foster.

The beginning is half of every action.

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.

This would be a Zen-like state of productivity, in which you deal with what’s present from a perspective that is both detached and fully engaged.

You are the captain of your own ship; the more you act from that perspective, the better things will go for you.