quotes of books david alain
David Alain
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Almost every project could be done better and an infinite quantity of information is now available that could make that happen
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Interestingly one of the biggest problems with most peoples personal management systems is that they blend a few actionable things with a large amount of data and material that has value but no action attached
But if you dont decide what needs to be done about your secretarys birthday because its not that important
You can fool everyone else but you can t fool your own mind
Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you and often does
There is no reason to ever have the same thought twice unless you like having that thought I
Think like a man of action act like a man of thought —Henri Bergson
The beginning is half of every action
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
The world can only be grasped by action not by contemplation The hand is more important than the eye The hand is the cutting edge of the mind —J Bronowski
Use your mind to think about things rather than think of them You want to be adding value as you think about projects and people not simply reminding yourself they exist
You are the captain of your own ship the more you act from that perspective the better things will go for you
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 more readily seen —Leonardo da Vinci
At at any point in time knowing what has to get done and when creates a terrain for maneuvering
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
Get a purge for your brain It will do better than for your stomach —Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist camp I know what I want to do but I dont know where to begin
You must use your mind to get things off your mind
It does not take much strength to do things but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do —Elbert Hubbard
Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax
