"Feeling busier—thanks to all that email—I bought Getting Things Done, by the time management guru [[David Allen]], lured by his promise that it is “possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head” and “what the martial artists call a ‘mind like water.’” **But I failed to appreciate [[David Allen|Allen]]’s deeper implication—that there’ll always be too much to do—and instead set about attempting to get an impossible amount done."** --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[work-life-balance]], [[ever-present-now]], [[infinite-scroll]], [[procrastination]], **Source** -- [[202410130434 - B - Four Thousand Weeks]]