Organized Mind

Organized Mind

1. Focus on one thing at a time

   • When we switch our attention between different activities, our brain is unable to function effectively.
   • Our brains are more likely to pay attention to changes than constants

2. Decisions

   • A good way to analyze these decisions is by thinking about the monetary value of our own time, because it allows us to compare it to the benefit the product promises.

3. Find a designated place for every single object.

   • A place for keys, jackets, headphones, tools

4. move your organizational processes outside your head

   • Agenda to write ideas
   • Two minutes rule
     • if the task takes longer than two minutes to complete, then write it down. Otherwise, do it straight away.
   • Use categories
     • Personal Life
     • Work
     • Kids
     • Wife

5. Worst-case scenario

   • Each time you plan something, you should consider all the things that could go wrong and think of a solution to them before they occur

6. Pay Attention

   • For our ancestors, staying on task typically meant hunting a large mammal, fleeing a predator, or fighting. A lapse of attention during these activities could spell disaster