There is no reason to ever have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought. I
Suffice it to say that something automatic and extraordinary happens in your mind when you create and focus on a clear picture of what you want.
There is usually an inverse relationship between how much something is on your mind and how much it’s getting done.
There is no reason to ever have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but the way out is through.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. —Mark Twain
The cognitive scientists have now proven the reality of decision fatigue—that every decision you make, little or big, diminishes a limited amount of your brain power.
I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist camp; I know what I want to do, but I don’t know where to begin.
Get a purge for your brain. It will do better than for your stomach. —Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Most stress they experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept.
We need to transform all the stuff we’ve attracted and accumulated into a clear inventory of meaningful actions, projects, and usable information.
THE PURPOSE OF this whole method of workflow management is not to let your brain become lax, but rather to enable it to move toward more elegant and productive activity. In order to earn that freedom,...
Getting things done requires two basic components: defining (1) what done means (outcome) and (2) what doing looks like (action).
Everything you’ve told yourself you ought to do, your mind thinks you should do right now. Frankly, as soon add you have two things to do stored in your RAM, you’ve generated personal failure, because...
Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish your judgment. Go some distance away, because work will be in perspective and a lack of harmony is m...
Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you, and often does. Responding inappropriately to your e-mail, your thoughts about what you need to do, your children, or your boss wil...
When we truly need to do is often what we most feel like avoiding.
It is a tricky business to know when you should set goals and objectives in order to achieve a focus, and when you would be better off dealing with the acceptance and management of your current realit...
Interestingly, one of the biggest problems with most people’s personal management systems is that they blend a few actionable things with a large amount of data and material that has value but no acti...
Thought is useful when it motivates action and a hindrance when it substitutes for action. —Bill Raeder