yeah, i might just stick with what i got

Changed mine, worked well for me, indeed today marks the 7th anniversary..

oh? i just want to change it because it'll end up being cheaper/less than a runaround of getting my name off those stupid data mining sites.

i know this is a terrible pun but i can't help myself from wanting to say the words Felonious Monk, Felonious Monk, Felonious Monk.

okay i better run before i'm pelted with cabbages

/me takes cover

do any of you guys have any advice for like, self-organization? i mean like calendars and notes to yourself. i'm thinking of just getting a small binder that i can divide up with goals/checklists and shit. like, i just got my stuff ready together for work in the morning and it's a daily mini-crisis of putting my wallet in my backpack, then freaking out a minute later when i can't find my wallet, only to remember it's in my backpack. then having a section with whatever i'm reading/watching/working towards and checking that stuff off as i go. grocery lists, etc. i'm kinda tired of completely failing in the "mastering my executive functions" area of my mental health.

1- evernote
2 - gtd

gtd is HARD but worth it. the man drones on & on about bla bla. once you proces all his shit it's like "ah! genius..."

i created a gtd next action folder on my evernote and it's all i need to guide me through the dark

gtd was written pre-smartphones so it's full of useless dipshit techniques. but if you get the core of the system you can implement it on evernote-- paperless/everywhere. evernote rules.

i like evernote but i think i wanna go paperless this time around- i remember/process shit way better written by hand. but i'd be willing to try any system.

if you like manual you can do gtd with a simple "hipster pda" (google it)

GTD however is a conceptual framework-- you can do it by hand, you can do it with software, you can hack it to your individual needs etc.

implementing it on evernote was a personal hack in this case-- it's non-canonical. gtd was not designed for evernote and evernote was not designed for gtd. but evernote is flexible enough that bam.

gtd is all about emptying your mind (there that goes again) and doing the necessariy action in the right context. e.g. no use remembering to buy lettuce when you're at the gym-- you'll drop a weight on your foot if you do't focus. you need to remember lettuce at the store.

basic notion is that we have to remember so many things our brain is always using RAM to juggle all these mental notes. by developing a trusted system of context-based recollection your brain can relax & let go & focus on the task at hand. it's really brilliant. helped my adhd a huge way. cured me, even (almost).

i also use daily alarms at all hours (wake up, lunch, brush teeth, etc), i use timers for evryting i cant forget i'm doing (eg dont burn the food), and the calendar on the phone w/ alarms (eg-- appointment tomorrow-appointment today--appointment in 1 hour)

yeah, i struggle with that, i think up my grocery list while i'm on the treadmill or walking, and two days later i finally remember what i needed after i'm finished with my shopping and bought absolutely nothing useful. shit, i just went to make a midnight snack and literally have nothing but condiments now till i can hit the store tomorrow night.

ah timers i should probably start on. i'm still looking into medication, honestly, too.

you might indeed need meds but i'd suggest to try GTD first. the book is probably in every ilbrary in the country. my local system had a bunch of copies.

here are the details on only part of the system (plan/organize) courtesy of wikipedia



looks like gibberish but it makes so much sense once you get it.

for your fast-paced restaurant work you could just have a simple notepad where you write next actions and cross them out as you complete them-- typing crap into a phone and retrieving them is probably too slow. but that's one context. you may have other contexts like @errands or @home or @library or @writing for example-- context are individual things that depend on your particular life.

for example i used to have @internet (ha ha) when my connection was so crummy i had to go to a nearby town to update things. my connection is still shit by modern standards, but it's now decent enough that updating my phone apps no longer has to be put into a special list.

my most useful context is probably @errands - not only do i remember what i need to do/get when i'm out but it also lets me plan my shopping and thus control my expenses (if it's not in the list i don't buy it). additionally it lets me plan my trips-- since i live far from town, i plan my errand loops. shit, even the supermarket list follows the store map. so i can do all very efficiently and with no "oops".

anyway check it out-- it's superuseful and liberating and all kinds of good.

start with the basic overview in the obvious place:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done

I have never been arrested. Thank Mario.
I guess I either got lucky, or maybe I was so good I should have gone into crime professionally, although I do not have the stomach for making others suffer.

i do love a good flowchart. i made a bunch of lists and stuff last night/this morning before work and already mentally feel a bit less bogged down.

IT'S FINALLY RAINING. thank god.

someone translate books from spanish to english for me ill pay

seriously? which ones & how much?

anyway

WHO ATE THE GARLIC?

chick on the right looks like an old crazy roommate of mine

i haven't done drugs minus like, smoke some weed and drink in what's now six months. feels good, bro.

congrats. and congrats again because once is just not enough!

the one on the left clearly ate the garlic though! can you hear that breath? ha ha ha


this is really awesome news. i'm also glad you're cutting down on the booze!

i wanna do a little dance. can i do a little dance?

can't frind the appropriate gif-- but i'm doing a little dance.