David Allen
David Allen
Notable for his self-help books Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001) and Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life (2008), Allen formulated a method of time management called "Getting Things Done" and founded both Actioneer, Inc. and the David Allen Company.
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 December 1945
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To have nearly half of employment in manufacturing at a time when we're losing manufacturing in Michigan and in the United States, is certainly something we need to concentrate on.
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We did good. But we're both working artists. ... The time had come for someone to take over who knows how to run a computer.
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We suffer the stress of infinite opportunity: There are so many things that we could do, and all we see are people who seem to be performing at star quality. It's very hard not to try to be like them. The problem is, if you get wrapped up in that game, you'll get eaten alive. You can do anything-but not everything. The universe is full of creative projects that are waiting to be done. So, if you really care about quality of life, if you want to relax, then ... control your aspirations. That will simplify things. Learning to set boundaries is incredibly difficult for most people.
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Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined.
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If you leave them stuck in 'In,' then you've got to rethink every time you open your e-mails.
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The next time you want to hires someone and are evaluating performance and skill sets, look at the person's ability to get ready fast. When has she been really surprised (positively or negatively)? How long did it take her to integrate it and navigate a positive response?
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Once you've taken inventory, you can start to make sense of your runway. But then comes a second challenge: finding the time to do what you need to do.
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It's Bill who's there at the center every day and it's Bill who has hustled and made all the bookings. He's devoted a lot of time to the center.
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You don't have time to do any project, because you actually can't do a project - you can only take action steps.
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With excellent company results, everyone should do very well.
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Whenever I made a traffic stop (Hobbes was) always barking, creating noise. Nobody will really know how many times she saved me from being assaulted.
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As the early years advanced, we were able to hit singles, then doubles, then triples, then home runs.
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Well, yeah, I get to decide what I publish, which is nice.
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We will consolidate our existing Dallas headquarters and Plano contact center into a single convenient location with room for expansion, lowering our facility costs.