285 Quotes by David Allen

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    Trust yourself to do what you really feel like doing, and what you feel like doing will change. Don’t, and it will plague you.

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    The world itself is never overwhelmed or confused – only we are, due to how we are engaged with it. An.

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    Healthy skepticism is often the best way to glean the value of what’s being presented – challenge it; prove it wrong, if you can. That creates engagement, which is the key to understanding.

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    But sometimes I have to get out of my comfort zone to stay motivated to do excellent work over the long term.

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    There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the real labor of thinking. – THOMAS EDISON.

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    I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity. – Oliver Wendell Holmes.

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    The cognitive scientists have now proven the reality of “decision fatigue” – that every decision you make, little or big, diminishes a limited amount of your brain power.

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    Change – even change meant to improve our lives – creates stress. We can get comfortable with our problems.

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    It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do. – Elbert Hubbard.

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