CRIMPers = prospective time multipliers?

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jul 12, 2017 at 09:07 PM

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
I used a bullet journal for over a year and found it fairly effective.
>But three main problems with the system caused me to abandon it: If you
>lose it, you have no back up. There is no “search” function, and keeping
>the information adequately indexed is a job in itself. And when you move
>to a new notebook, you no longer have all that useful information from
>the previous notebook easily at hand. I’ve tried recreating a bullet
>journal system with an app, but it just isn’t the same. You lose the
>tactile experience that makes the paper notebook so pleasurable, and
>which invites me to keep using it. (Some apps come close: TheBrain and
>NotePlan are the two best I’ve found for mimicking a paper notebook
>bullet journal.)

A personal breakthrough for me was the switch to miniature sticky notes (38x50mm) on a portable cardboard. I can quickly jot down the basic info on any task or idea that comes to mind, even during focused work and discussions—quickly enough to ensure recall afterwards, without losing my focus at that point. I can afterwards decide whether to Do, Delegate, Defer or Delete it. Unless I Delete or Do it in a couple of minutes, it will have to somehow enter my electronic system, even if this means sending a brief email to somebody. There on, there will be some kind of record for future recall and follow up.