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<\/a>\"\"<\/a>There’s a terrific new interview with David Allen and Tony Schwartz in the Harvard Business Review.\u00a0 It’s an in-depth discussion of the importance of having a system for making choices wisely and managing your energy effectively.<\/p>\n

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Being More Productive<\/h2>\n
An Interview with David Allen and Tony Schwartz by Daniel McGinn<\/div>\n

Is the secret to effectiveness the right system or the right state of mind? Two leading experts weigh in.<\/p>\n

David Allen and Tony Schwartz knew of each other\u2019s work for years, but they\u2019d never met. . . .\u00a0 Then last summer Allen dropped in on a presentation that Schwartz was giving at a trade show. In the months since, they\u2019ve gotten together several times to talk about their approaches to improving the performance of knowledge workers. In this edited conversation with HBR, they discuss the distractive pull of e-mail, how they\u2019ve been influenced by each other, and why you should do your most important task first thing in the morning (even though only one of them does).<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read more.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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