You can do anything, but not everything.
Natural consequences are more motivating than imposed consequences.
If you are not doing those best practices to keep things clear, the volume of lurking “unknowns” in your psyche will continue to grow. When this happens, any new input feels more like a distraction than an opportunity. You will have this gnawing sense that there’s something more you could, or should, be handling.
If your boat has a serious leak, you don’t care what direction it’s pointed.
A unique aspect of Getting Things Done is that it starts with where you are, not where you should be. It’s a misconception that Getting Things Done doesn’t focus on the “Big Stuff.” Getting Things Done helps people address whatever has their attention right now so they can free up mental space to more clearly target what they want to focus on.
Productivity depends on a person’s ability to say yes and no.
Whatever you are allowing into your universe is either something you are accountable for, or it’s not. If it ought to be dealt with by another role or individual, you need to reroute it appropriately.
When they’re not fighting a fire, fire fighters are cleaning up, organizing, and getting themselves ready for whatever real or perceived emergency might come next.
You can do anything, but not everything.