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David Allen borrows the martial arts concept of 'Mind Like Water. ' Water reacts appropriately to the stone thrown into it—the ripples are exactly proportional to the impact, and then the water returns to calm. It doesn't overreact or underreact. He teaches that we should handle our work the same way: give a task exactly the attention it needs, no more and no less, and then return to a state of readiness and peace.
"It's great to clear your psychic decks so you can go into the weekend ready for refreshment and recreation, with nothing on your mind. Ch. 8"
Website: Wikiquote - David Allen (Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001))
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