Malcolm Ocean's roamblog

GTD but good tho

created 2024-06-19 · edited 2024-06-19 · open in Roam
  • what do I want in a capture system?
    • immediate sorting by real urgency
      • zero: capture something directly as a reference, with no need to EVER touch it again (but it'll show up in searches etc)
      • flat: this does sort of want/have to be done eventually but there's no advantage to doing it sooner than later
      • decision: I'm not sure I want to do this but I want to think about it I guess
      • sooner-better but function is relatively smooth
      • real concrete deadline (and if so, what is it?)
    • there's something about how state-sensitive the thing is — can it just be taken care of whenever or does it take being inspired or whatever
  • some general reflections
    • I feel like there's a system that could be developed with a bit of LLM tech here, that would be quite powerful
    • I'm reflecting on whether it's a coincidence that the first day in many months that I glanced at my "opportunities" list inside Intend was ALSO the day that I did a sort of full capture of all not-done things
      • I like the idea of making a "dump" interface in intend, and then playing with how to relate to it
      • I think there's something about stepping back and looking at everything
      • I kinda like the idea of building some other workflows into Intend based on Mark Forster stuff, but then the stuff you do/intend goes into your outcomes/reviews flow
  • I'm kind of envisaging a full-fractal buy-in workflow that's like
    • is there anything on my mind that's so urgent I just want to take care of it right now before even considering everything else?
      • (super important or not important, as long as it's quick)
      • ↳ DO IT
      • you're finished with this step if it feels like you can totally just rest for an entire [minute? hour? hmm]
    • what feels not-handled or you're worried you might forget about it or whatever?
      • notably this is not everything you might eventually do or have to do, just things that you don't trust you'll get to in good time
      • so if there's mess in the sink but you'll deal with that spontaneously when you're in the kitchen, no worries
      • likewise with something that already has a reliable reminder set or a calendar event or whatever
      • ↳ WRITE IT DOWN
      • you're done with this step if it feels like if all of that stuff were handled, you'd have no worries [lol except xrisk]
        • (these "you're done with" steps feel very jank, not at all well implemented)