On: Excerpts from a conversation about personal information management

[dotancohen]

That sounds like spending far too long managing TODOs, instead of DOing them.

[skydhash → dotancohen]

Anecdotally, managing todos usually takes a few minutes, as I’m tracking them already. After that I have the whole day mapped out so I can work without being distracted by worrying about priorities. And having actual breaks everything is noted down, not shuffling around in your brain.

[rpdillon → dotancohen]

That's like telling the architect he's spending too much time thinking about building the house and not enough time building it.