Matt's Roof Garden

Part of June 26th, 2020

creating a ['mind like water'](

"In karate there is an image that's used to define the position of perfect readiness: "mind like water." Imagine throwing a pebble into a still pond. How does the water respond? The answer is, totally appropriately to the force and mass of the input; then it returns to calm. It doesn't overreact or under-react."

where tasks/ideas flow in, are constantly re-evaluated, and flow out

1) You should be able to record a task anywhere

2) You regularly drain tasks from this list

3) You regularly delegate, refactor, or delete tasks which you can’t prioritize

if ideas are constantly being evaluated this can help me stop thinking about them all the time. Unrealized Ideas and unfinished tasks buzz around my brain like gnats, slowly sapping away excess energy.

This is very similar to how a dirty pile in my room slowly makes you feel claustrophobic or unable to concentrate. Unfinished and unrealized dreams eat away at mental bandwidth and contribute to a poorer mental health.

Things that could tangentially be related to this:

messy & unorganized desktop

messy standing desk

clothes on the floor

piles of unopened mail

Referenced in

Article/Creating close open loops

June 26th, 2020