Capture-Obsessed
Capture promises everything! Write those ideas down, we'll process them later. But how much does it cost to process it all?
Is a huge list of inbox items a good problem to have?
How do you decide what to work on, what to focus on?
Too much capture can lead to problems like Decision-making fatigue. Solutions might include things like Yodo, an application that tells you what to do.
Related: Is Yodo worth the overhead?
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Capture
- adding a wayward thought to an inbox
- supports staying focused on the current task
- requires a process for reviewing your inboxes trusting that process is important, otherwise you follow every rabbit hole
Comes from David Allen's Getting Things Done.
Emacs 's org-mode supports capture from anywhere.
See also:
I've been meditating somewhat consistently for about a year now (June 2020). This note aims to capture the path that took, including tools and experiences.
I captured the early parts of this in a blog post here: