Rasheed Ali’s Reviews > Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity > Status Update

challenge in lack of clarity, not clarity of time. what does done mean, what does doing look like. organization creates bouancy and confidence.

stuff is list of things without outcomes and actions. don't manage time, manage actions.

sparks to mind dynamics of thinking about things undone, as opposed to triggered thoughts

speaks to identifying ideal, seeing reminder and identifying next step to relieve mental stress. I disagree, these can be established without actual accountability and this dissonance

An Important Exercise to Test This Model

Identify task, visualize it's completion, identify first step. Supposedly this will be freeing. It was for me, becasue the visualization of success removes stress.

The Basic Requirements for Managing Commitments
clear your mind, identify task, set reminders.

This is his strategy.

The Principle: Dealing Effectively
with Internal Commitments


This makes a good point about how distractions are not just noise, but commitments that you own.

The "Mind Like Water" Simile
~don't overreact

The Promise: The "Ready State"
of the Martial Artist
Speaks to having a swing.. basically being in the groove. But making it more loftly like swining on a swing.

Big Pic vs Nitty Gritty