David Allen

"When you know how, any time, to get to the place where it's all sort of funny, you've mastered GTD."

"Freedom to give full attention to what you want (vs. It being held hostage by unmanaged stuff) is the GTD promise."

"Rivers of creative flow are log jammed w/ heads holding on to incompletions, old business, & avoided decisions."

"What would you do w/more space, if you had it? Without a good answer, you'll not have the juice to really do #GTD."

"Keys to getting things done: know what "done" means & what "doing" looks like."

"Meetings handled well reduce email. Email handled well reduces meetings."

"Organizing without first capturing & clarifying what needs organizing is simply rearranging your angst."

"The greater your confidence w/how to achieve control & focus, as needed, the wilder & crazier you can be."

"Are you overwhelmed pulling weeds, when you really just need to replant the garden?"

"Collect, process, organize & review what has your attention, so you can stop half-trying to be doing all that, constantly."

"My daily meta-map lists: events coming up; major projects for me; emerging interests; my accountabilities."

"The purpose of a purpose? Tunes you to meaningful things you wouldn't be aware of, otherwise."

"Staying in control daily, weekly, & yearly requires different things for each. Handling one doesn't handle the others."

"What would your ideal exec ass't let you know - & when - & where? That should inform your best #GTD system."

"Great question to ask, to relax: What should I consider right now, decide what, and let go?"

"Using your head to manage your life = creativity constipation."

"The present-ness demanded by a crisis is possible w/out crisis. Understand the keys to appropriate engagement. GTD."

"If you're appropriately engaged w/your life, you don't need more time. If you're not, more time won't help."

"What maps do you need to review, to see where you are & what to do next? Core to self-management systems."

"Appropriate focus on the right stuff gives the freedom to not have to focus on anything, on a regular basis."