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David Allen

  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    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.
  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    Second, you must clarify exactly what your commitment is and decide what you have to do, if anything, to make progress toward fulfilling it.

    • Third, once you’ve decided on all the actions you need to take, you must keep reminders of them organized in a system you review regularly.
  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    (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.
  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    • Physical in-basket

    • Paper-based note-taking devices

    • Electronic note-taking devices

    • Voice-recording devices

    • E-mail
  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    WORKFLOW DIAGRAM—PROCESSING
  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    1. | Context

    2. | Time available

    3. | Energy available

    4. | Priority
  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    Context

    2. | Time available

    3. | Energy available

    4. | Priority
  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    50,000+ feet: Life

    • 40,000 feet: Three- to five-year vision

    • 30,000 feet: One- to two-year goals

    • 20,000 feet: Areas of responsibility

    • 10,000 feet: Current projects
  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    1. | Defining purpose and principles

    2. | Outcome visioning

    3. | Brainstorming

    4. | Organizing

    5. | Identifying next actions
  • Alex Murrayhas quoted2 years ago
    Celebrate any progress. Don’t wait to get perfect.
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