Appropriate focus on the right stuff gives the freedom to not have to — David Allen

"You talk to yourself 50,000 times a day. Whats 300 emails? #SmallBizChat"

"Engaging in complexity is a key to simplicity. Fear of it will haunt your inner recesses."

"What maps do you need to review, to see where you are & what to do next? Core to self-management systems."

"Heres how I define "stuff": anything you have allowed into your psychological or physical world that doesnt belong where it is, but for which you havent yet determined the desired outcome and the next action step."

"The short-term-memory part of your mind—the part that tends to hold all of the incomplete, undecided, and unorganized “stuff”—functions much like RAM on a personal computer. Your conscious mind, like the computer screen, is a focusing tool, not a storage place. You can think about only two or three things at once. But the incomplete items are still being stored in the short-term-memory space. And as with RAM, there’s limited capacity; there’s only so much “stuff” you can store in there and still have that part of your brain function at a high level. Most people walk around with their RAM bursting at the seams. They’re constantly distracted, their focus disturbed by their own internal mental overload."

"Over-prepare. Then go with the flow."