How David Allen stumbled into "getting things done"

Tidbits from my conversation with the world's best-known and best-loved productivity expert (a.k.a. "Mr. Lazy")

Dear readers,

First off, you’ll be pleased to know I’m high-minded enough to forgive you for showering Matt’s cringe-inducing puff piece about me with the most “likes” and views of any Psychology of Ambition post to date. It’s ok, two can play this game: just wait ‘till you read the dedication in my forthcoming book.

Second, a heads-up that I’ll be in SF from April 16-24, so reach out if you’re in the Bay Area and want to grab coffee. And if you’re a founder, VC, or founder-adjacent person, I invite you to join my fireside chat on founder psychology with two seasoned founder/VCs on Thursday, April 17.

Lastly, while I stumble through the dense, overgrown thickets of verbiage that somehow need to get shaped into a complete book draft by June 1, I hope you’ll enjoy this story of a fellow Penguin author (hah!) who did his own share of stumbling before his first manuscript took shape. You may recognize this spotlight from the inaugural installment of the Fantastic Builders series, where it …