# Personal productivity basics - Write down everything on your mind - You need an external system. Otherwise, your mind will always be cluttered with incomplete tasks. Cfr [[Open loops]] - The external system will not be subject to your brain's limitations (information storage/retrieval) - Identify the things that are active right now - Choose which ones need to be done today, this week, this month, this quarter, this year - Focus on the [[Most Impactful Next Task (MINT)]] - Complete it before moving on to the next - Repeat ## Related - [[Open loops]]