Getting Things Done Rematch, Round 1: Gathering (Continued)

I’m sorry, did I say I had everything gathered together?  I was somewhat false in that original assessment.  Since then, I’ve had some things on my mind, and have been continuing to reread the book.  The book specifically points out that if you don’t put EVERYTHING in the Inbox, it will remain on your mind, and lo and behold, he’s right.  I keep thinking about the broken iBook, the broken MacBook, the broken Toshiba Satellite, my Archos player, that light in the living room that flickers when it’s been on too long, and several other random annoyances.  Instead of adding each of these items to a full sheet of paper, as I did the last time, I am typing them into a text document.

I was really bothered by how much paper I went through last time, especially considering I never completed the process.  This time, I WILL complete it, but I will not use more paper than I already have, like last time.

The big revelation now is that my existing filing system is on my mind.  A lot.  I kept trying to blow off the distraction until it occurred to me… all of my files need to go into the inbox.

Sonova…