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have a good night Fae.. and i hope tomorrow is a nice day! xo

5 Nuggets of Productivity Wisdom with David Allen - i've always sort of done this with a 'it's better out than in' kinda of thinking.... i like the wee small voice ... which i used in a story about Michael the Archangel... anyway i like it... In this week’s episode of Becoming Better, I sit down with the one and only David Allen. David is the author of the mega-bestselling book Getting Things Done, which sparked a personal productivity revolution in 2001. Since then, the book has gone on to sell millions of copies around the world, and has been published in nearly 30 languages. David’s also hosting a massive summit on GTD which he calls the "grand finale" of his career (in Amsterdam; June 20-21; tickets are still available). I think you’ll dig this episode! As always, in case you don’t have the time or inclination to listen, I’ve included a few of my favorite ideas from our chat below, but there are, of course, a lot of ideas that a simple article like this can’t capture. A few nuggets we talked about: Your head is for having ideas, not holding them. This is the central tenant of David’s system, and in my opinion, this sticky idea is why his ideas have amassed such a large and loyal following. We have a limited amount of mental bandwidth to give to whatever we’re doing—and we shouldn’t waste any amount of this bandwidth on storing information and unresolved commitments in our head. We need to externalize those into some sort of system. Mental clarity comes from storing fewer commitments in your mind. There’s a reason why keeping a calendar helps you focus: you no longer have to remember where you have to be, and when you have to be there. That’s stored in your calendar, which you review regularly and get notifications from, and by keeping a calendar you free up mental room for other things. This is why to-do lists are also so powerful: they help clear up even more mental space. The fewer tasks, projects, and unresolved commitments you keep in your mind, the more clearly you’re able to think. For greater mental clarity, make a list of every single commitment you have on your plate. One great way to clear up mental space is to make a list of all of the tasks and projects you have going on. In our interview, David mentioned that this process may take anywhere from one to six hours, depending on how much you’re juggling. The simple act of capturing these commitments onto a sheet of paper—getting them out of your head—is freeing in and of itself. You’re then able to create a plan for how to follow through on them all, and even create a master list of all of your projects. You need more mental space as much as you need more time. Our tasks, projects, and commitments will always consume time. But they also consume more mental space than is necessary; we’re constantly recalling what we have to get done when we’re in the middle of something else. As David put it in our conversation: “You don’t need time to have a good idea, or be creative, or innovative, or loving, or present, or strategic—you just need room.” Listen to the “still small voice” in your head throughout the day. Sometimes when we’re working, there’s a little voice inside our head we ignore, that tells us to take a break—to take a walk around the park when we’ve got 300 emails that have built up, or to have a glass of wine when we haven’t treated ourselves to one in a while. Or to cram for a project, because we have a sudden burst of energy then we can take advantage of. Instead of blindly following your to-do list, or using your email inbox as your to-do list, David recommends listening to what this “still small voice” has to say.

good night, molly xoxo

that's wonderful.. people want to pay, work..be part of something.. make their lives and community better.. i think this is just wonderful

how wonderful this is ... letting people be human...that's all most street people want.. thanks molly xoxo

questions should be why is it happening.. and what to do

Wow ... that is sooo sad.....

We are off .. see you all later!!

no we've not been ... Peter has. so I am looking forward to it. We are buying City Passes because we are going to all those places. That sounds good! i also really want to see the Great Lakes exhibit. Been rounding up all our gift cards that have been laying around the place... Have $75 for dinner and $100 for the cinema.. wheeee

all right, Sir, i will not tell You that.

Thank you, Sir ... i am so far ... movie and dinner this afternoon, and Friday downtown to do CN Tower, Aquarium and a baseball game.

You have led us deep into this maze, where i am sure we will wander for awhile looking for the way out.

Day 1 of Vacation... 6am : Up to write ... have a nice day all.

good night Reader

night molly xo

Good night, Fae. .. all the best xo

i hope it all cooperates and works out

see You later, Sir ... i hope You find something to do

yes, thanks xo LOL

yes it will be, thanks Reader

that's possible, Sir

Yeah.. there was the back of the seat to hold, the pole beside me .. stick out your hand and i'll help you.. but wow.. really?

I have to thank the man who felt he had to grab my bad knee while sitting down....jeezzzz

Oh nooo.

That's normal here in summer...very humid