- Topics: [[Productivity]] --- - Nothing has ever been so urgent that it couldn't be worth writing down - where the 2 - 5 seconds it took to note down would significantly negatively impact the results. - Writing stuff down, especially on paper, creates clarity for the thing/situation by reducing the clutter within your mind. It is your first and perhaps most effective technique to establishing control when things feel chaotic. - Write it down. Get it out. Review. Refine. Act.