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8cd5d87	There are no interruptions, really--there are simply mismanaged occurrences.		David Allen
e71f388	There is no reason to ever have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought.		David Allen
eacab45	Your life and work are made up of outcomes and actions. When your operational behavior is grooved to organize everything that comes your way, at all levels, based upon those dynamics, a deep alignment occurs, and wondrous things emerge. You become highly productive. You make things up, and you make them happen.	behavior productivity	David Allen
f2dec48	Merely having thoughts is one thing. Consciously feeding them is quite another. You are powerful all the time, by way of your attention and intention. The question is, Toward what are you pointing that power?		David Allen
0ab8ea0	There is usually an inverse relationship between how much something is on your mind and how much it's getting done.		David Allen
2c0c2ce	Too much information creates the same result as too little: you don't have what you need, when and in the way you need it.		David Allen
6f036c8	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."		David Allen
c7d7dee	Thought is useful when it motivates action and a hindrance when it substitutes for action. --Bill Raeder		David Allen
8da3244	Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you, and often does. Responding inappropriately to your e-mail, your thoughts about what you need to do, your children, or your boss will lead to less effective results than you'd like. Most people give either more or less attention to things than they deserve, simply because they don't operate with a mind like water.		David Allen
15203b0	THE PURPOSE OF this whole method of workflow management is not to let your brain become lax, but rather to enable it to move toward more elegant and productive activity. In order to earn that freedom, however, your brain must engage on some consistent basis with all your commitments and activities. You must be assured that you're doing what you need to be doing, and that it's OK to be not doing what you're not doing.		David Allen
771f7b1	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.		David Allen
2895d34	We need to transform all the "stuff" we've attracted and accumulated into a clear inventory of meaningful actions, projects, and usable information."		David Allen
5cebb51	Sposobnost' byt' proizvoditel'nym priamo proportsional'na sposobnosti rasslabliat'sia.		David Allen
d7c51e8	Thinking in a concentrated manner to define desired outcomes is something few people feel they have to do. But in truth, outcome thinking is one of the most effective means available for making wishes reality.		David Allen
e7bc410	1) collect things that command our attention; (2) process what they mean and what to do about them; and (3) organize the results, which we (4) review as options for what we choose to (5) do.		David Allen
9949747	An infinite number of things in the universe are held back from you only by your altitude and attitude.		David Allen
5e510c2	It's the nature of human experience, which is always in some form of motion, to veer off course--sometimes in major, but consistently in minor, ways.		David Allen
2b2d7f3	Most often, the reason something is on your mind is that you want it to be different than it currently is,		David Allen
85680a6	It can be difficult to accept the fact that a lot of birds have to be identified as "possible" or "probable." --		David Allen Sibley
c051fb3	Many species undergo an additional partial molt each year, involving just some head and body feathers. This most often occurs in the late winter or early spring and is called the pre-alternate molt, resulting in the alternate plumage. Many species, but not all, have an alternate plumage. Because this is only a partial molt (not involving all feathers), the new feathers of the alternate plumage are worn alongside the older feathers of the ba..		David Allen Sibley
eeca8be	The H-P system indicates the age of the bird in essentially the same way as the Life-Year system. The bird is considered to be in its first year (with plumages labeled first basic and first alternate) from hatching until the prebasic molt a year later, in its second year from that time until the following prebasic molt, and so on.		David Allen Sibley
ddbb035	One clue, which applies to virtually all species and can be very useful in late summer and fall, is that juveniles, having just fledged, are then in very uniform fresh plumage, while adults are actively molting or showing a mixture of old and new plumage.		David Allen Sibley
530ad48	What people call an "Interruption" is simply new input inappropriately managed.		David Allen
4d0f08a	Does something have your attention because you want it to, or because you're avoiding it?		David Allen
b4138ef	Your attention will continue to be grabbed by anything until you give it the appropriate attention.		David Allen
8c6969b	Your mind is for having ideas, not for holding them.		David Allen
85cb9f4	GTD essence: attention cleared of residue & distraction, pointed at the right thing.		David Allen
20469b8	The coolest things I do usually aren't on my lists, but because of them.		David Allen
73c30d1	Over-prepare. Then go with the flow.		David Allen
a87147f	Trying to ignore secondarily meaningful things gives them more meaning than they deserve.		David Allen
01e5f31	Every thought deserves its own place in the universe. How & where do you capture yours?		David Allen
2c907ed	GTD gives freedom to the right, structure to the left (brains, that is!)		David Allen
72465b0	GTD supplies the reset button for all parts of life & work.		David Allen
a703876	You talk to yourself 50,000 times a day. What's 300 emails? #SmallBizChat		David Allen
93cd592	A commitment kept only in your head will be given too much or too little attention.		David Allen
e29cc3b	Making decisions when you can vs. when you have to makes for better decisions.		David Allen
4f33571	Your ability to deal w/surprise is in inverse relation to the amount of your backlog of "stuff".		David Allen
8cc167f	Maximizing is not optimizing. Sustainable engagement wins, in the end.		David Allen
fdb1fab	How much attention have I given what really deserves my attention today?		David Allen
a6caee4	Perfection is graciously dealing with imperfection.		David Allen
0e7f178	GTD 2.0 what to do with your head, once it's clear.		David Allen
92608c6	How, and how often, you relate to your system is an essential part of your system.		David Allen
3ae0aa6	Am working as hard as I can to find out what it's OK I'm NOT going to be dong, this weekend!		David Allen
d5a95af	An overwhelming amount of potential work to do is cool. Otherwise people would never go to a gym.		David Allen

There are no interruptions, really--there are simply mismanaged occurrences.

David Allen

e71f388

There is no reason to ever have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought.

David Allen

eacab45

Your life and work are made up of outcomes and actions. When your operational behavior is grooved to organize everything that comes your way, at all levels, based upon those dynamics, a deep alignment occurs, and wondrous things emerge. You become highly productive. You make things up, and you make them happen.

behavior productivity

David Allen

f2dec48

Merely having thoughts is one thing. Consciously feeding them is quite another. You are powerful all the time, by way of your attention and intention. The question is, Toward what are you pointing that power?

David    Allen

0ab8ea0

There is usually an inverse relationship between how much something is on your mind and how much it's getting done.

David Allen

2c0c2ce

Too much information creates the same result as too little: you don't have what you need, when and in the way you need it.

David Allen

6f036c8

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."

David Allen

c7d7dee

Thought is useful when it motivates action and a hindrance when it substitutes for action. --Bill Raeder

David Allen

8da3244

Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you, and often does. Responding inappropriately to your e-mail, your thoughts about what you need to do, your children, or your boss will lead to less effective results than you'd like. Most people give either more or less attention to things than they deserve, simply because they don't operate with a mind like water.

David Allen

15203b0

THE PURPOSE OF this whole method of workflow management is not to let your brain become lax, but rather to enable it to move toward more elegant and productive activity. In order to earn that freedom, however, your brain must engage on some consistent basis with all your commitments and activities. You must be assured that you're doing what you need to be doing, and that it's OK to be not doing what you're not doing.

David Allen

771f7b1

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.

David Allen

2895d34

We need to transform all the "stuff" we've attracted and accumulated into a clear inventory of meaningful actions, projects, and usable information."

David Allen

5cebb51

Sposobnost' byt' proizvoditel'nym priamo proportsional'na sposobnosti rasslabliat'sia.

David Allen

d7c51e8

Thinking in a concentrated manner to define desired outcomes is something few people feel they have to do. But in truth, outcome thinking is one of the most effective means available for making wishes reality.

David Allen

e7bc410

1) collect things that command our attention; (2) process what they mean and what to do about them; and (3) organize the results, which we (4) review as options for what we choose to (5) do.

David Allen

9949747

An infinite number of things in the universe are held back from you only by your altitude and attitude.

David Allen

5e510c2

It's the nature of human experience, which is always in some form of motion, to veer off course--sometimes in major, but consistently in minor, ways.

David Allen

2b2d7f3

Most often, the reason something is on your mind is that you want it to be different than it currently is,

David Allen

85680a6

It can be difficult to accept the fact that a lot of birds have to be identified as "possible" or "probable." --

David Allen Sibley

c051fb3

Many species undergo an additional partial molt each year, involving just some head and body feathers. This most often occurs in the late winter or early spring and is called the pre-alternate molt, resulting in the alternate plumage. Many species, but not all, have an alternate plumage. Because this is only a partial molt (not involving all feathers), the new feathers of the alternate plumage are worn alongside the older feathers of the ba..

David Allen Sibley

eeca8be

The H-P system indicates the age of the bird in essentially the same way as the Life-Year system. The bird is considered to be in its first year (with plumages labeled first basic and first alternate) from hatching until the prebasic molt a year later, in its second year from that time until the following prebasic molt, and so on.

David Allen Sibley

ddbb035

One clue, which applies to virtually all species and can be very useful in late summer and fall, is that juveniles, having just fledged, are then in very uniform fresh plumage, while adults are actively molting or showing a mixture of old and new plumage.