Cyborganize launched - the ultimate outliner productivity system

Posted by Daly de Gagne
Jul 23, 2011 at 11:36 PM

JB, a couple of thoughts.

This notion of anything designed for paper will inherently fail to take advantage of the full capabilities of the digital medium: I think while on first blush that would seem to be common sense, it is not necessarily so. For example, it leaves out consideration of what exactly has been designed to work on paper, and how readily it might be made to work on computer. It also glosses over the potential of skilled and creative software programmers. Further, you have not specified what capabilities of the digital medium GTD is unable to take advantage of. In other words, I find it difficult to agree with your notion that failure is a given.

I will read Refactor Your Wetware. However, in terms of the whole left brain/right brain model I have concerns. Left brain/right brain has specific meanings for neuro-scientists, and this is clear from reading the professional literature. The popular or consumer literature on the other hand has run with the right brain/left brain notion far beyond what the reality actually is, ending up in places and with conclusions which don’t hold much water or, which to be accurately understood, need to be presented with a number of caveats, which usually they are not. Right brain/left brain has taken on life as an explanatory principle for self-help writers and others which is not justified by science. Admittedly, at times, right brain/left brain is a useful metaphor.

Please explain for me why MaxThink is seen as the only other software that can, at this time, be used for Cyborganize. You have me curious, so I will take another look at MaxThink. I will also look at the new material you’ve prepared.

As well, if you’re willing, I’d like to know why Noteliner and MyInfo are not suitable. In the process of explaining, you might also open another perspective which would enable some of us to better understand Cyborganize.

Daly

JBfromBrainStormWFO wrote:
>Daly:
> >Anything that works on paper will work on a computer. But something designed
>for paper will inherently fail to take advantage of the full capabilities of the
>digital medium.
> >I’m not worried about my claims failing to pan out. To understand
>the right/left brain distinction, read “Refactor Your Wetware.”
> >You can use
>either BrainStormWFO or MaxThink for Cyborganize, and I’m sure other tools will be
>developed.
> >Noteliner is just a standard outliner, and MyInfo is a database
>outliner. Neither is suitable.
> >Thanks for following along,
>~JB