Frases de David Allen

David Allen es consultor e instructor de productividad. Es el creador de Getting Things Done , un método de productividad personal. Creció en Shreveport , Estados Unidos, donde actuó y ganó un campeonato estatal de debate. Fue a la facultad de New College, ahora conocida como New College of Florida, en Sarasota, estado de Flórida.

Su carrera profesional incluye trabajos como mago, camarero, instructor de karate, instructor de desarrollo personal y gerente de una agencia de viajes. El asegura haber tenido 35 profesiones antes de tener 35 años.[1]

Comenzó a aplicar sus perspectivas sobre productividad con negocios en la década de 1980, cuando consiguió un contrato para proyectar un programa para ejecutivos y gerentes en la Lockheed Corporation.

Fundó la David Allen Company, que está enfocada en productividad personal y entrenamiento ejecutivo. El método Getting Things Done es parte de sus esfuerzos como instructor. También es uno de los fundadores de Actioneer, Inc. [1], una empresa especializada en herramientas de productividad para Palm Pilot.

Actualmente vive en Ámsterdam, Holanda, con su cuarta esposa, Kathryn, la cual él describe como su "extraordinaria compañera en el trabajo y la vida" en la dedicación a Getting Things Done. Wikipedia

✵ 28. diciembre 1945  •  Otros nombres דיוויד אלן, Девід Аллен, 戴维·艾伦, 戴維·艾倫, Дэвід Алан

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David Allen: Frases en inglés

“You can do anything, but not everything.”

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“The less you are driven by what goes on in this material world, the more you will pay attention to its details.”

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29 October 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/29053579357 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy <br class="br">Fuente: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“Your mind is for having ideas, not for holding them.”

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13 November 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/5673602109 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started.”

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“Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax.”

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Fuente: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool your own mind.”

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Fuente: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“When we truly need to do is often what we most feel like avoiding.”

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Fuente: Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done

“Whether you know what you're doing or not, efficiency & style are your only improvement opportunities.”

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16 September 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/24608868849 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through.”

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Fuente: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001), Chapter 1

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

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14 January 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/158292486358446081 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Your mind doesn't have one. If it did, it would only remind you of something when you could do something about it.”

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1 September 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/109338835162374145 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Here's how I define "stuff": anything you have allowed into your psychological or physical world that doesn't belong where it is, but for which you haven't yet determined the desired outcome and the next action step.”

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Fuente: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001), Chapter 1

“The latest & loudest thing in your psyche is seldom the most important thing that should take up residence there.”

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3 August 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/98970279044321280 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“GTD gives freedom to the right, structure to the left”

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brains, that is! <br class="br"> 12 April 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/12042191961 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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

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21 April 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/193919597991301123 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Freedom to create a mess is proportional to your ability to know what "no mess" is and how to get there.”

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15 July 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/2645749878 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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

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2 July 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/220039630240747521 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Being in control isn't forceful manipulation but rather highly cooperative engagement w/ what's really going on.”

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4 August 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/20314349285 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“"Organization" for most people is simply an incomplete list, or amorphous piles, of still-unclear commitments.”

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14 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/25756431076560896 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“There is never enough time to do what you really don't want to do. Time managemet is really value management.”

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2 December 2009 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/6259124760 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

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

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15 March 2012 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/180374838857318400 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“How can you justify keeping a calendar & still keep most of your other commitments w/yourself in your head?”

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10 July 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/89936622044450816 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“A commitment kept only in your head will be given too much or too little attention.”

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23 June 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/16821970790 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Making decisions when you can vs. when you have to makes for better decisions.”

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8 August 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/20590785465 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“It's hard to say no when you're not aware of everything you've said yes to.”

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19 July 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/93386722926276609 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“GTD supplies the reset button for all parts of life & work.”

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19 May 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/14255178696 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Being organized simply means that where something is matches what it means to you. No more, no less.”

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22 August 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/105536813661298688 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Even the smallest knoll to climb, to see a little more than the machine guns firing at me, is salvation.”

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30 November 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/142134392679186432 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“GTD 2.0 = what to do with your head, once it's clear.”

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8 January 2011 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/23815709830156288 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

“Living life in "emergency scan" mode self-perpetuates instead of self-corrects. Deal w/a non-emergency before it is one.”

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4 November 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/318242203639809 <br class="br"> Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy