Why do people complain that there's no time to get their work done? Because there is more work to do than the work they think they have to do.

'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'.

Virtually every problem that would show up in your business can be traced back to communications; somebody didn't talk to somebody about something.

You won't see how to do it until you see yourself doing it.

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.

There are no interruptions, only mismanaged inputs

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.