Wading through @NextActions...
Jul. 2nd, 2005 04:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpI've put quite a dent in my list of thing that have to be done before I leave for Kazakhstan, and added a couple of longer-term items as well.
One of the main bulwarks of the Getting Things Done philosophy is the need to be able to dump things out of your mind into a reliable system that you know you're going to review later. This, says David Allen, is what allows your mind to stop worrying about forgetting things, and I've got to tell you, the man has a point.
This morning, I had one of those rare moments of clarity while getting ready to take out the garbage - which is one of those quirky aspects of how the mind works - during which I realized I had to do X before I left for Kazakhstan. I had no pencil and paper on me, nor did I have a voice recorder. So, I decided to remember the item, but for some reason forgot all of the basic mnemonic techniques I'd ever studied. I simply focused on X.
Sure enough, by the time I was dumping the trash into the dumpster, I had forgotten what X was. And to be frank, I still don't remember what it was, only that it was important. I may just go put another bag of garbage on the porch later and try to recreate the physical actions I was undertaking when X entered my mind. (This might sound crazy, but past experience shows that this little trick works, at least for me.)
I missed my session at the fitness center yesterday (I wasn't sure I'd be back from Durango in time, so we held off making the appointment; by the time I was sure there'd be time, there were no free slots). So today, my trainer and I worked on chest and arm exercises and reviewed the overall program that I intend to follow while on the road. (BTW, do you like the way that phrase trips off of my keyboard, "my trainer and I"? As if I'm some sort of Hollyweird hotshot, eh?) I also got some pressure into the tires on the bicycle and used it to tool around the neighborhood prior to my session at the fitness place and to come home from the store, so I am feeling quite the exercise maniac these days.
I am really enjoying using NoteStudio, and not really minding its limitations at all. The ability to create free-form pages with wiki-style links among them on my desktop and on my Zire seems very natural and accommodates my style of doing things, and this, without taking advantage of all the features, either!
We're expected for company in a couple of hours. I should go rest.
Cheers...
One of the main bulwarks of the Getting Things Done philosophy is the need to be able to dump things out of your mind into a reliable system that you know you're going to review later. This, says David Allen, is what allows your mind to stop worrying about forgetting things, and I've got to tell you, the man has a point.
This morning, I had one of those rare moments of clarity while getting ready to take out the garbage - which is one of those quirky aspects of how the mind works - during which I realized I had to do X before I left for Kazakhstan. I had no pencil and paper on me, nor did I have a voice recorder. So, I decided to remember the item, but for some reason forgot all of the basic mnemonic techniques I'd ever studied. I simply focused on X.
Sure enough, by the time I was dumping the trash into the dumpster, I had forgotten what X was. And to be frank, I still don't remember what it was, only that it was important. I may just go put another bag of garbage on the porch later and try to recreate the physical actions I was undertaking when X entered my mind. (This might sound crazy, but past experience shows that this little trick works, at least for me.)
I missed my session at the fitness center yesterday (I wasn't sure I'd be back from Durango in time, so we held off making the appointment; by the time I was sure there'd be time, there were no free slots). So today, my trainer and I worked on chest and arm exercises and reviewed the overall program that I intend to follow while on the road. (BTW, do you like the way that phrase trips off of my keyboard, "my trainer and I"? As if I'm some sort of Hollyweird hotshot, eh?) I also got some pressure into the tires on the bicycle and used it to tool around the neighborhood prior to my session at the fitness place and to come home from the store, so I am feeling quite the exercise maniac these days.
I am really enjoying using NoteStudio, and not really minding its limitations at all. The ability to create free-form pages with wiki-style links among them on my desktop and on my Zire seems very natural and accommodates my style of doing things, and this, without taking advantage of all the features, either!
We're expected for company in a couple of hours. I should go rest.
Cheers...
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Date: 2005-07-03 01:54 am (UTC)The idea of "flushing my mind" as I called it, or "creating a Brain Dump" (why else is my LJ called so? :)) lived with me for quite a time. What I failed to realise before is that Projects and Actions are inherently different...
Supposed to arrive next week by Super Saver delivery, can't wait to get ahold on that book (I persevere, I guess :))
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Date: 2005-07-03 01:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-04 06:10 am (UTC)One of my organizational problems has always been follow-through. (Fill in the rebate form, chop out the UPC, address the envelope, put everything in the envelope, and then forget - or procrastinate - about actually dropping the damn thing in the post!) Then again, at least I recognize the problem.
Cheers...