The sense of anxiety and guilt doesn't come from having too much to do; it's the automatic result of breaking agreements with yourself.

You can do anything, but you can't do everything

It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really helped the whole community.

Sometimes the biggest gain in productive energy will come from cleaning the cobwebs, dealing with old business, and clearing the desks—cutting loose debris that's impeding forward motion.

The problem is, is when your focus is created by a crisis, then the frontal lobe shuts down essentially, the frontal cortex which is your intuitive intelligence. So you get very clever and very stupid in a crisis. Also, you pump adrenalin into your body from what you - physiologically you'll crash.

Most of the stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept.

'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'.