Originator of GTD, founder of David Allen Co.

Joined February 2009
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To do, or not (yet) to do--that's the question davidallen.substack.com/p/do…

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Interesting thought about cleaning up system... davidallen.substack.com/p/ho…

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Think your issue is "project managment"? Think again. davidallen.substack.com/p/yo…

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If you don't know what you're doing, any gear will do.
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You're halfway through your third Zoom call of the day, your Slack is lighting up, and you just remembered-again-that you still haven't followed up on that proposal. gettingthingsdone.com/2026/0…
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Big key to productivity (& sanity): know it will never all get done & treat ambiguity as an honored guest
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If you're not losing control several times a day, you're likely stale.
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Appreciating rare moments of nothing to say, nothing to do. How cool, though, with what they fill up with, so quickly.
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Cool how many layers of my mind there are to clear, each time I do it...and how different my world is then.
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One morning I awoke, seeing fluffy snowflakes fall. I will work like them.
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If you could stop thinking, letting go of trying control your world with your mind, where would your attention go?
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The more I relax, the bigger the pond I always become aware of that I'm floating in...
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Now let's get down to the real work of being able to do nothing, with a vengeance!
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You don't have to like your life to get it off your mind.
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