Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. —Mark Twain
David Allen • Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity
There are four criteria you can apply, in this order: 1 Context 2 Time available 3 Energy available 4 Priority
David Allen • Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity
health, family, finances, home environment, spirituality, recreation, etc. Listing and reviewing these responsibilities gives a more comprehensive framework for evaluating your inventory of projects.
David Allen • Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity
Vision is not enough; it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs. —Vaclav Havel
David Allen • Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. —George Bernard Shaw
David Allen • Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity
the real problem is a lack of clarity and definition about what a project really is, and what the associated next-action steps required are.
David Allen • Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. —Mark Twain