Book Excerpt
A step-by-step guide to getting a grip on your current realities
Published in · 4 min read · Sep 30, 2019
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Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. Doing a Mind Sweep allows you to get things out of your head and into your GTD system.
If you are like most people, you have a lot on your mind: things that need to be captured and written down. The truth is, you should be writing down anything that has your attention, including:
- Things you have committed to doing
- Things you want to do
- Things you are thinking about doing
- Creative ideas that you don’t want to slip away
When you write these down, you get them out of your head and onto paper, and into your “In.” You are also likely to find that doing a Mind Sweep simply makes you feel better. Your mind is free and clear. There is no longer anything that you are trying to remember to do or that you’re worried you might forget.
Imagine having a completely clear mental space, with nothing unproductive pulling or pushing on you. You could dedicate 100 percent of your attention to whatever was at hand, with no distractions. You would be present. You would be mindful. The…
