A WEE PLACE TAE STERT
Catch it first. Decide efter.
Keep this page neist tae yer work. When a stray thocht comes, write a short line an park it. Efter the block, review ilk line: keep it as a note, choose do later an add a concrete neist step, or delete it.
Whit this is based on
Indirect support: Masicampo an Baumeister (2011, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology) fand in experiments that makin specific plans for unfinished goals could reduce their cognitive interference. They didna test this pad. Jotting doon a thocht alane isna the same as makin a plan, an nae improvement in focus is promised.
A few useful answers
Whit should I pit here?
Onything ye want tae mind withoot follaein it the noo: a question, an errand or an idea. Keep it brief. This is a notepad, no a task-management system or a treatment.
Whaur can I review the list?
Choose Review thoughts when yer focus block is ower. Keep leaves an item as a note. Do later marks it for a neist step ye can write intae the line. Delete taks it awa, wi an undo option till the neist deletion or reload.