{"id":4226,"date":"2010-09-24T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2014-10-21T13:58:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T20:58:45","slug":"how-to-effectively-use-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2010\/09\/how-to-effectively-use-your-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"How to effectively use your mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Use your mind to think about your work, instead of thinking of it.<\/p>\n<p>Your mind does not remember or remind very well, compared to what a good system can manage.  What it does do well is review options and available information and then put together &#8220;how-tos.&#8221;  It&#8217;s not free to do that if it&#8217;s trying to remember and remind. Without an airtight system, it must work at a lower level than it should and   becomes a misused resource.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-David Allen<\/p>\n<p>Excerpted from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.davidco.com\/store\/catalog\/READY-FOR-ANYTHING-PAPERBACK-p-16174.php\" target=\"_blank\">Ready For Anything<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Use your mind to think about your work, instead of thinking of it. Your mind does not remember or remind very well, compared to what a good system can manage. 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