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You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool your own mind.
David Allen
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It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative.
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There is usually an inverse proportion between how much something is on your mind and how much it´s getting done!
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Virtually every problem that would show up in your business can be traced back to communications somebody didn't talk to somebody about something.
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Review your list as often as you need to get them off your mind.
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