IT’S POSSIBLE FOR a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive sense of relaxed control. (Location 424)
though the method and the techniques I describe in this book are immensely practical and based on common sense, most people will have some major habits that must be modified before they can fully enjoy the benefits of this system. (Location 433)
what I describe as an ongoing dynamic style of operating in your work and in your world. (Location 445)
you can simply use this as a guide to getting back into better control when you feel you need to. (Location 446)
too much to handle and not enough time to get it all done. (Location 449)
people have enhanced quality of life, but at the same time they are adding to their stress levels by taking on more than they have resources to handle. (Location 453)
that the actual nature of our jobs has changed much more dramatically and rapidly than have our training for and our ability to deal with work. (Location 458)
Almost every project could be done better, and an infinite quantity of information is now available that could make that happen. (Location 464)
Most of us have, in the past seventy-two hours, received more change-producing, project-creating, and priority-shifting inputs than our parents did in a month, maybe even in a year. (Location 488)
If you had the freedom to decide what to do, you also had the responsibility to make good choices, given your priorities. (Location 534)
Distinguishing actionable from nonactionable things is the first key success factor in this arena. Second is determining what your potential use of the information is, and therefore where and how it should be stored. (Location 3659)
Note: This suggests that general reference material is non-actiable and needs to be accessed for general reasons. Project materials needs to be accessed to support projects with actions. Zettelkasten materials need to be accessed for writing. Thats the dostinguishing factor. Not information bvs knowledge. Because project materials can be knowledge. Can you lit this information directly into an outline? No for pdfs, no for project notes like how to access a zoom call, no for links to websotes, no for links to tools, no for business ideas you might want to action someday, YES for observations, stories, thongs youve learned etc.
Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish your judgment. Go some distance away, because work will be in perspective and a lack of harmony is more readily seen. —Leonardo da Vinci (Location 4062)
