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Posted by tradercclee
Sep 17, 2011 at 03:07 PM
Hi everyone,
Been reading this forum for a while… It’s obvious that there a lot of fellow CRIMPers here.
My question is: Why do you CRIMP?
I use various outliners, info visualizers, PIMs, etc to gather ideas for long term goals, and then break them down to form best plan of attack.
I go from software to software, constantly looking for something that can capture and synthesize my thoughts better.
At the end of the day, I think I’m CRIMPing because it’s more fun learning/using new software to organize info, than it is to actually just organize my info. :)
Also, maybe it makes me feel like I’m *doing* something productive when I move information around.
Once I’ve organized info in a software and need to start turning the info into action, I go on to other software to move information there (and feel productive without doing the actions :)).
Anyway… Wanted to share my own tendencies!
Lastly (catering to my CRIMP side :)) - What software have you found to most effectively turn your long term big goals/ideas into action?
Posted by jimspoon
Sep 20, 2011 at 03:19 AM
I think I’m just fascinated with the whole process of extending our brains with the aid of the personal computer - to remember better, to organize better, etc. The funny thing is that by spending so much time experimenting I might be actually reducing my productivity - but I don’t care. We’re sort of pioneers I think.
Posted by JBfrom
Sep 20, 2011 at 05:21 AM
I no longer CRIMP, but I used to because of the following needs/problems, whether consciously or unconsciously felt:
1. mental fragmentation
2. inability to efficiently determine best next action
3. mental resistance due to info fragmentation and lack of reliable procedures
4. lack of tools needed to execute info workflow
org-mode, wordpress, BrainStormWFO
Posted by GeorgeB
Sep 20, 2011 at 12:16 PM
It’s fun.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Sep 20, 2011 at 01:07 PM
GeorgeB used my answer, so I’ll elaborate: It’s damn fun.
I’m intrigued by how people try to solve the problem of information overload. I have been since I got my first personal computer almost 30 years ago. One of the first applications I bought was a flat-file database. I don’t even want to consider how much money I’ve invested in software since.
I do wonder, though, if GrandView had been successfully ported to Windows, would I still be hunting around for the perfect application? Maybe I can sue Symantec for loss of productivity and the cost of all the software I’ve been trying to replace GrandView!
Steve Z.