> Finish every task immediately which takes less than 2 minutes to do OK. > Categorize tasks by project, time, and context, and store it in a tool that you ca

> Finish every task immediately which takes less than 2 minutes to do OK. > Categorize tasks by project, time, and context, and store it in a tool that you can trust That takes more than 2 minutes :( Occasionally I'll start a todo list, but usually I just stop using it because it gets too big and scary. My current system is calendar notifications in Outlook, it's good for hard deadlines but terrible for open-ended issues like "research new flooring for the garage". Even if I set a deadline I know it's not real. > Yesterday, as every day in the last two weeks, I was brushing my teeth in the morning and recognized that I have to replace my quite used toothbrush. It is a quite simple task to buy a new toothbrush, however, every time I go out of the bathroom, this thought and task is gone immediately and during the day I do not think about it. This happens to me a lot. We carry the ultimate note taking device (smart phone) yet the friction is still too high to make a quick note before the thought goes. Maybe I need to carry a pen and paper.