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The ancestor of every action is a thought. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through.
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'I need milk' and 'I need to decide whether to buy this company' both tie up space in psychic RAM. The solution is simple. Write it down. Look at it. Do it or say to yourself 'not now'.
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There are no interruptions, only mismanaged inputs
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If you don't pay attention to the things that have your attention, you'll give them more attention than they deserve.
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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.
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The hardest thing about being productive is not the work, but the split second it takes to decide to take control.
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You can do anything, not everything
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Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started.
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It's easier to change directions if you are in motion.
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Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative.
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Change - even change meant to improve our lives - creates stress. We can get comfortable with our problems.
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Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined.
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Isn't it interesting that people feel best about themselves right before they go on vacation? They've cleared up all of their to-do piles, closed up transactions, renewed old promises with themselves. My most basic suggestion is that people should do that more than just once a year.
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If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.
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Mosquitoes can ruin the hunt for big game.
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Some people have to move, physically, to get something. But if you're stuck in a chair, that's not your limitation - it's simply not an optimal condition for you.
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Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax
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Decide the outcome and the action step, put reminders of those somewhere your brain trusts youll see them at the right time, and listen to your brain breathe easier.
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A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity.
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