Matt Bachmann

“Is there too much complaining in your culture? The next time someone moans about something, try asking, “So what’s the next action?” People will complain only about something that they assume could be better than it currently is. The action question forces the issue. If it can be changed, there’s some action that will change it. If it can’t, it must be considered part of the landscape to be incorporated in strategy and tactics. Complaining is a sign that someone isn’t willing to risk moving on a changeable situation, or won’t consider the immutable circumstance in his or her plans. This is a temporary and hollow form of self-validation.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“There are no interruptions, really—there are simply mismanaged occurrences.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said. You might want to think about that. You forget some things, dont you? Yes. You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Road

“Most of us have, in the past seventy-two hours, received more change-producing, project-creating, and priority-shifting inputs than our parents did in a month, maybe even in a year.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity