Use capture and clarify to reduce mental open loops before a focus block.
The runway is part of the work. GTD starts with a blunt observation: attention is weaker when your mind is holding unfinished business. A focus block does not begin when you open the document. It begins when competing loops are no longer depending on memory. Capture without negotiating Write the loose thought down before you decide whether it is important. Judging while capturing slows the sweep and keeps the loop active. Clarify the next physical action “Budget” is not clarified. “Send Omar the Q3 budget assumptions by 4pm” is clarified. Park it where you trust it A captured item only…
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