![]() ![]() “You must use your mind to get things off your mind.”.“Anything that does not belong where it is, the way it is, is an ‘open loop,’ which will be pulling on your attention if it’s not appropriately managed.”.A basic truism Allen has discovered over decades of coaching and training thousands of people is that most stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept.Your mind is for having ideas, not for holding them.Anxiety and guilt don’t come from having too much to do it comes from breaking agreements with yourself.If an action will take less than two minutes, it should be done at the moment it is defined.Mastering your workflow involves capturing what has your attention, clarifying what it means, putting it where it belongs, reviewing it frequently, and engaging with it.Getting things done requires defining what “done” means and what “doing” looks like.You need to transform all the ‘stuff’ you attract and accumulate into a clear inventory of meaningful actions, projects, and usable information.Overwhelm comes from not clarifying what your intended outcome is, not deciding what the very next action is, and not reminding yourself of your intended outcome and action.If we don’t appropriately manage the ‘open loops’ in our life, our attention will get pulled.This is what she calls the "middle problem" and is about what to do with everything else. Have a plan for prioritizing, juggling multiple goals, and generally know how to resolve conflicts when they inevitably come up.Have a way to monitor your progress so you keep the momentum going. ![]() (NOTE: it isn't a mistake that this says pull, not push.) Goals should be intrinsically motivating.
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