Saw this quote from Thoreau's journal and thought it sounded suspiciously like the GTD habit of emptying my head:
http://hdt.typepad.com/henrys_blog/2...ch-1-1860.html
http://hdt.typepad.com/henrys_blog/2...ch-1-1860.html
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thoreau
March 1, 1860
I have thoughts, as I walk, on some subject that is running in my head, but all their pertinence seems gone before I can get home to set them down. The most valuable thoughts which I entertain are anything but what I thought. Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled. |