# Quote — David Allen, Ready For Anything

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

- Author: [David Allen](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-allen.md)
- Book: [Ready For Anything](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-allen/ready-for-anything.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Allen#Ready_for_Anything:_52_Productivity_Principles_for_Work_and_Life_(2003)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-allen/ready-for-anything/when-you-have