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David Allen, Dave Allen, David Allan, or Dave Allan may refer to:

Acting, entertainment and broadcasting

• Dave Allen (comedian) (1936–2005), Irish comedian
• Dave Allen (actor) (born 1958), American television and film actor
• David Allan (broadcaster) (born 1940), British television announcer and radio presenter
• David W. Allen (1944–1999), film and television animator
• David Allen (radio DJ), DJ on BBC Radio Solent
• David Allen (television producer), creator of Micro Live

Music

• Daevid Allen (born 1938), Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist
• David Allan Coe (born 1939), American country music singer
• Dave Allen (producer/bassist) (born 1955), bassist for the post-punk band, Gang of Four
• Dave Allen (bassist), American former bassist for the hardcore band Glassjaw
• Dave Allen (singer/guitarist), lead singer and guitar player of the Irish band Hal
• Dave Allen (vocalist) (died 1986), vocalist for NOFX
• Davie Allan, American rock guitarist
• David M. Allen, British record producer

Sport

• David Allan (footballer) (1863–1930), Scottish international footballer
• David Allen (cricketer) (born 1935), Gloucestershire cricketer
• David Allan (cricketer) (born 1937), West Indian cricketer
• David Allen (American football) (born 1978), American football running back
• David Allen (rugby league) (born 1985), Irish rugby league player
• Dave Allen (football chairman), British sports businessman

Other

• David Allan (painter) (1744–1796), Scottish painter
• David Oliver Allen (1800–1863), American missionary
• David Allan (police officer) (1869–1961), British police officer
• William Edward David Allen (1901–1973), Irish-born English scholar, diplomat, politician and businessman
• David Allen (playwright) (born 1936), Australian playwright
• David Allen (author) (born 1945), productivity trainer and consultant, best known for "Getting Things Done"
• David Allen (game designer) (born 1972), creator of a number of popular niche-games

See also

• Alan David, Welsh television actor
• Scott-David Allen (born 1973), American musician

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From Wikiquote

David Allen (born December 28, 1945) is a productivity consultant.

Sourced

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001)

• First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through.
  • Chapter 1
• Most often, the reason something is "on your mind" is that you want it to be different than it currently is, and yet: you haven't clarified exactly what the intended outcomes is; you haven't decided what the very next physical action step is; and/or you haven't put reminders of the outcome and the action required in a system you trust. That's why it's on your mind.
  • Chapter 1
• Here's how I define "stuff": anything you have allowed into your psychological or physical world that doesn't belong where it is, but for which you haven't yet determined the desired outcome and the next action step.
  • Chapter 1

Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life (2003)

• When you "have to get organized," you're probably not appropriately invested yet in what you need to get organized for.

External links

Wikipedia has an article about:

David Allen (author)

• The David Allen Company website