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Instead, prioritize visually. Put the most important thing at the top. When you’re done with that, the next thing on the list becomes the next most important thing. That way you’ll only have a single next most important thing to do at a time. And that’s enough.

PARA isn’t a filing system; it’s a production system.

Essential GTD Rule #1 Maintain the hard edges between the categories

simple rules are more effective than complex ones because they shorten the amount of time needed to process information – one of the most time-consuming processes of all.