David Allen defines "Mind like water"
working and living with a “mind like water”: that your mind—like a pond of water—can react appropriately to what is in front of it, then return to calm, rather than constantly rehashing what has been done or fretting about the future.
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Having a “mind like water”—an image taken from a karate metaphor used to describe a state of clarity and openness—has become a common theme associated with the GTD methods. Just as water responds perfectly and appropriately to whatever it interacts with, without stress, strain, or undue energy, when we are free of distraction we have a greater capa
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a “mind like water” - the state where we can focus on the work right in front of us without getting distracted by competing thoughts.