Book Titles

Getting Things Done
The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

By David Allen

Year Published: 2015
ISBN-13: 978-0349408941
Categories: Productivity, Time Management

149 Quotes Found

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Getting Things Done:

…no matter how good your intentions may be, you’re going to have the world come at you faster than you can keep up.

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Getting Things Done:

Many of us seem to have it in our natures to consistently entangle ourselves in more than we have the ability to handle.

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Getting Things Done:

You’re going to have to learn to say no – faster, and to more things – in order stay afloat and comfortable.

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Getting Things Done:

We are naturally creative beings, invested in our existence to live, grow, express, and expand.

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Getting Things Done:

The challenge is not to be creative – it’s to eliminate the barriers to the natural flow of our creative energies.

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Getting Things Done:

Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish your judgment. Go some distance away, because work will be in perspective and a lack of harmony is more readily seen. – Leonardo DaVinci

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Getting Things Done:

The most senior and savvy [executives] know the value of sacrificing the seemingly urgent for the truly important…

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Getting Things Done:

…getting ultimately grounded and in control of the mundane aspects of life produces a rich field of natural inspiration about our higher-level stuff.

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Getting Things Done:

More goals may not be necessary for your now – you need comfort with the ones you’ve already put in motion…

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Getting Things Done:

…positive future thinking is critical and fabulous, but it’s most effectively manifested when it is tied to a confidence of execution in the material world…

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