Maciej BlizińskiYour task pool belongs outside your head.
Your brain's working memory holds 3–5 items. A task pool with 30 items doesn't fit. Instead it overflows, creating anxiety and rumination. Externalizing isn't a crutch. It's how cognition is designed to work. The mind extends into tools, notes, and systems.
#Productivity #CognitiveScience
Study: Heylighen & Vidal (2008) — Getting Things Done: The Science Behind Stress-Free Productivity https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2008.09.004
Your brain's working memory holds 3–5 items. A task pool with 30 items doesn't fit. Instead it overflows, creating anxiety and rumination. Externalizing isn't a crutch. It's how cognition is designed to work. The mind extends into tools, notes, and systems.
#Productivity #CognitiveScience
Study: Heylighen & Vidal (2008) — Getting Things Done: The Science Behind Stress-Free Productivity https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2008.09.004