Capture Everything — Externalize Your Ideas

• Ludwig van Beethoven was rarely seen without his notebook. Even when he was enjoying a beer with friends, he might suddenly pull out his notebook to jot down an idea that just occurred to him, creating a treasure of ideas.
• Pliny the Younger wrote that even on a hun...

Most ideas come at inconvenient times, such as during a conversation with a friend, a thought while watching a show, a link while you're exercising.

• Get used to writing ideas down the moment they pop into your head. Don't judge the ideas - just make them intelligible s...

• The to-do list is the most important component of any productivity system.
• It takes the mountain of tasks, chores, activities and ideas out of our head and into the world, where we can see them clearly.
• The to-do list frees up our brain for creative work, without the fear ...