6/25/2023 0 Comments Minbox notesBased on my experience implementing an "Inbox", I'd say the number one property that makes an Inbox successful is how fast it is to add a new entry. The fact that the "Capture" phase is such an essential one comes from the anecdotal observation that our brains are better at coming up with ideas than they are at remembering them. If you're familiar with Getting Things Done (GTD) , the "Inbox" is what enables the first phase of the GTD process, namely "Capturing". Using an "Inbox" note is simultaneously a very simple concept that also brings a lot of value once implemented. ![]() In regards to tasks, am I correct in my understanding that you don't want tasks inside notes and prefer them floating independently without context? If this is true, why not create an "INBOX" note that you just dump those trivial tasks into? Last week, our □Amplenote Scholar , Isaiah wrote: Let's look over some examples of how Amplenote users leverage this to be more productive. You might already be familiar with concepts such as "capture" and the "task inbox", because so many people implement them in their productivity systems. Let us know what you think in the comments? The Ample Sampler will offer a glimpse into how your fellow Amplenote subscribers are using the product to improve their lives and get more done.īelow and in future Samplers, you'll get a collection of the wisdom from our Amplenote community, condensed for easy skimming. We've often heard that new Amplenote users aren't quite sure where to look for productivity tips & best practice advice. This is the first edition of a concept we hope to make a recurring feature on the blog. I am not presenting this as a carefully planned or efficient process. Then I throw out the notebook skeleton and start a new notebook.Ī few weeks later, I'll come on the pages to keep in the "to file" stack, realize I don't care about them either, and either trash or shred them. Then I go through it and (1) transfer stuff worth keeping to GTD or other more formal lists, (2) tear out more pages to trash/recycle or shred, and (3) put a few pages to keep in my "to file" stack. Over the life of a notebook, I fill a lot of pages, and then I not infrequently tear out pages because they're no longer relevant and I'm comfortable getting rid of those particular pages, or because I transferred their thoughts into my formal GTD lists or because I re-wrote their thoughts on a fresh page.īy the time I've reached the end of a notebook, it usually still contains perhaps a quarter of its original pages. ![]() I use software for my GTD lists, but even if I used paper, that paper would be separate from the random thoughts notebook. Tyler Durdan.Ĭlick to expand.I usually have a notebook around for writing random thoughts into. You may have just had a near life experience. If I don't complete the process, the capture/clarify notes go into my tickler for a few days to a week when I might have a clearer head about what was pressing me to keep it. My clarify is on paper 90% of the time (sometimes on reMarkable) so I have the physical page to cross off as the information is organized. I wasn't reprocessing my capture/clarify sheets when working on the project. I really understood what was on the capture/clarify notes enough to organize them into trash/project support/reference/etc. Then it safely goes into my shred/recycle bin (it queues up there until the bin is full). I make a conscious decision to continue to work the sheet until it is entirely redundant or irrelevant. I like to see how thick the deck gets before culling and the time period those sheets reflect.Ī practice I started about a year ago: I look at the clarify sheet and copy any information that I feel I need to retain and organize it into my system. ![]() I also keep my completed project control sheets for a period of time after they are finished for a specific purpose. I process my journal entries to ensure nothing is actionable. Creating a folder for old capture/clarify sheets sounds more like a journal entry. ![]() I either put them in reference (labeled), incubate(a specific time period) or trash. My experience with GTD is that if I have an undefined reason for keeping something, I get a clogged system and baggage in my head about the things I am keeping just in case.
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