- Author: [[David Allen (DevRel)]] - Full Title: Getting Things Done - Tags:: books [[inbox]] -  - ### Highlights first synced by [[Readwise]] [[2020-09-03]] - IT’S POSSIBLE FOR a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive sense of relaxed control. ([Location 192](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B000WH7PKY&location=192)) - 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. ([Location 364](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B000WH7PKY&location=364))