If you’re at zero backlog, it’s a whole lot easier to change priorities. David Allen More Quotes by David Allen More Quotes From David Allen Decide the outcome and the action step, put reminders of those somewhere your brain trusts youll see them at the right time, and listen to your brain breathe easier. David Allen outcomesstepsbrain Use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them. You want to be adding value as you think about projects and people, not simply reminding yourself they exist. David Allen mindpeoplethinking Review your list as often as you need to get them off your mind. David Allen listsmindneeds Mosquitos ruin the safari. David Allen safariruins People allow themselves to get distracted; I think ultimately, probably the biggest thing that gets in the way of people doing what they ought to be doing at any point in time is distraction. David Allen peoplewaythinking You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it. When enough of the right action steps have been taken, some situation will have been created that matches your initial picture of the outcome closely enough that you can call it "done. David Allen outcomesdonetaken The sense of anxiety and guilt doesn't come from having too much to do; it's the automatic result of breaking agreements with yourself. David Allen anxietyguiltagreement First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through. David Allen bucketsmindway The balance you have between drive and patience may be your master key to success. David Allen balancekeyspatience The problem is, is when your focus is created by a crisis, then the frontal lobe shuts down essentially, the frontal cortex which is your intuitive intelligence. So you get very clever and very stupid in a crisis. Also, you pump adrenalin into your body from what you - physiologically you'll crash. David Allen focusstupidclever There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but the way out is through. David Allen positive-thinkingtunnelsinspirational A vision of a desired future allows you to engage and identify immediately in your focus with an improved condition. It changes what you perceive and how you perform NOW. It's not about achieving something in time. It's rather about the quality of choices you are making in this moment - what you choose to perceive, feel, and do. It's about getting the most out of your experience. David Allen focuschoicespositive There is usually an inverse proportion between how much something is on your mind and how much it´s getting done! David Allen proportiondonemind 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. David Allen complainingpeoplethinking A Keyring? Achievements? These are not WoW-specific things. They are common sense. They exist in the real world. David Allen common-senseachievementreal There is no reason ever to have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought. David Allen no-reasonreason Frankly, I'm more of a researcher, teacher,motivat or, and coach than I am an entrepreneur. David Allen entrepreneurcoachesteacher The hardest thing about being productive is not the work, but the split second it takes to decide to take control. David Allen splitstake-controlhardest 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. David Allen mountainentrepreneurrain Distracting reactions about anything undermine a clear mind about anything else. David Allen reactionsclearmind
