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but everyday, basic writing.

By breaking down the amorphous task of “writing a paper” into small and clearly separated tasks, you can focus on one thing at a time, complete each in one go and move on to the next one

imposter syndrome, the feeling that you are not really up to the job, even though, of all people, they are (Clance and Imes 1978; Brems et al. 1994)

Getting Things Done

mind like water

Allen as an important insight is that the secret to a successful organization lies in the holistic perspective

Only if you can trust your system, only if you really know that everything will be taken care of, will your brain let go and let you focus on the task at hand

Sure, planning will get you through your exams if you stick to them and push through. But it will not make you an expert in the art of learning/writing/note-taking

it reduces the likelihood of building and finding surprising connections between the notes themselves, which means a trade-off between its usability and usefulness.

The first idea lies at the heart of this book and is the technique of the simple slip-box