\nI'm having a hard time accepting that I need long stretches of quiet
\ncontemplation to become truly centered and grounded. I just wish it
\nweren't true. I wish I could instantly jump from one situation to
\nanother with effortless \"context switching\" and be fully immersed in
\neach task from the start. Isn't that the dream of a society hooked on
\n\"continuous partial attention\"? I've been attracted to the \"Getting
\nThings Done\" system for that reason. As the Wikipedia<\/a> explains:\n<\/p>\n

GTD rests on the principle that you have to get
\nthings out of your head and recorded into a system you can trust. That
\nway, your mind is freed from the job of remembering everything that you
\nneed to do, and can concentrate fully on actually doing those things. <\/ul>\n

\nGTD has certainly helped me get better organized, but it hasn't been a
\npanacea. I don't blame GTD for my problem since it never promised to
\nlet me squeeze five elephants into a clay jar. Instead of aspiring to
\ngrow large enough to envelope elephants, I need to accept that I am
\njust an ordinary clay jar. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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