Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Quotes.

1. "The ancestor of every action is a thought. —Ralph Waldo Emerson"
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

2. "When time itself turned into a work factor, personal calendars became a key work tool."
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

3. "Reacting is automatic, but thinking is not. The"
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

4. "There is usually an inverse relationship between how much something is on your mind and how much it’s getting done."
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

5. "next actions will make sense for you: • Calls • At Computer • Errands • Office Actions or At Office (miscellaneous) • At Home • Agendas (for people and meetings) • Read/Review"
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

6. "The ancestor of every action is a thought. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Welcome"
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

7. "you have to think about your stuff more than you realize but not as much as you’re afraid you might."
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

8. "The traditional approaches to time management and personal organization were useful in their time. They provided helpful reference points for a workforce that was just emerging from an industrial assembly-line modality into a new kind of work that included choices about what to do and discretion about when to do it."
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

9. "Thinking in a concentrated manner to define desired outcomes is something few people feel they have to do. But in truth, outcome thinking is one of the most effective means available for making wishes reality."
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

10. "Taking the inventory of your current work at all levels will automatically produce greater focus, alignment, and sense of priorities."
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity