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.
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“Maximizing is not optimizing. Sustainable engagement wins, in the end.”
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“What people call an "Interruption" is simply new input inappropriately managed.”
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“Things hold your attention hostage until you give them the appropriate attention.”
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Variante: Your attention will continue to be grabbed by anything until you give it the appropriate attention.
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Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life (2003)
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“Are you overwhelmed pulling weeds, when you really just need to replant the garden?”
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“Hold still enough to grapple w/the simple questions, & the complexities become clear.”
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“GTD essence: attention cleared of residue & distraction, pointed at the right thing.”
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“You've really done your job when what's true? (Challenging question for all of us!)”
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“Perfection is graciously dealing with imperfection.”
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“Meetings handled well reduce email. Email handled well reduces meetings.”
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Fuente: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001), Chapter 1
“If you're already in a mess, you're not free to make one.”
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