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101 " Эффективность системы обратно пропорциональна сосредоточенности на ней "
― David Allen , Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done
102 " The world itself is never overwhelmed or confused—only we are, due to how we are engaged with it. An "
― David Allen , Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
103 " Lots of people have been making lists for years but have never found the procedure to be particularly effective. "
104 " Imagination is more important than knowledge. —Albert Einstein "
105 " When time itself turned into a work factor, personal calendars became a key work tool. "
106 " Reacting is automatic, but thinking is not. The "
107 " As Peter Drucker wrote: “In knowledge work . . . the task is not given; it has to be determined. "
108 " You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it. When enough of the right action steps have been taken, some situation will have been created that matches your initial picture of the outcome closely enough that you can call it "done." The list of projects is the compilation of finish lines we put before us, to keep our next actions moving on all tracks appropriately "
109 " A task left undone remains undone in two places—at the actual location of the task, and inside your head. Incomplete tasks in your head consume the energy of your attention as they gnaw at your conscience.—Brahma Kumaris "
110 " But sometimes I have to get out of my comfort zone to stay motivated to do excellent work over the long term. "
111 " Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. —Michael McGriffy, M.D. "
112 " Rule your mind or it will rule you. —Horace "
113 " There is one thing we can do, and the happiest people are those who can do it to the limit of their ability. We can be completely present. We can be all here. We can…give all our attention to the opportunity before us. —Mark Van Doren "
114 " Bright people have the capability of freaking out faster and more dramatically than anyone else. "
115 " Water is what it is, and does what it does. It can overwhelm, but it’s not overwhelmed. It can be still, but it is not impatient. It can be forced to change course, but it is not frustrated. "
116 " most of the stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept. Even "
117 " Frankly, as soon as you have two things to do stored only in your mind, you’ve generated personal failure, because you can’t do them both at the same time. This produces a pervasive stress factor whose source can’t be pinpointed. "
118 " Anything that does not belong where it is, the way it is, is an “open loop,” which will be pulling on your attention if it’s not appropriately managed. In "
119 " There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the real labor of thinking. —THOMAS EDISON "
120 " Uncaptured, unclarified, and therefore unmanaged things that you have agreed to do own a piece of you and give you no rest. "