Your Brain Is A Crappy Office - David Allen - #80

David Allen is the creator of the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology, a management consultant, and an executive coach.What's actually stealing your focus? Most people are carrying somewhere between 150 and 200 unfinished commitments in their head at once, using their brain as an office it was never built to be. So why does everyone feel so overwhelmed, and what does it actually take to get a clear head back?Expect to learn why your brain is a terrible place to store your to-do list, the five-step method David Allen uses to get anything off his mind for good, why no thought should ever have to occur to you twice, what "ambient anxiety" is and why so many high achievers are addicted to it, the six levels of focus that run from tonight's grocery list all the way up to your life's purpose, why David didn't publish Getting Things Done until he was fifty-five, what "mind like water" actually means and why Bruce Lee's sensei coined it and much more…-Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL)Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL)Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL)Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL)Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10)-Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast-Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE-David's Instagram: HEREDavid's Website: HERE-0:00 Intro1:29 The Five Steps To A Clear Head2:32 The Cognitive Science Of Mental Overload3:34 How He Discovered The GTD Method4:46 Channel Creep Is Why Everyone Feels Overwhelmed9:21 What Does Done Actually Mean11:25 His Low-Tech Capture Tool: Pen And Paper13:13 You're Addicted To Ambient Anxiety20:22 Appropriate Engagement With Everything In Your Life25:32 The Six Levels Of Priority30:44 35 Jobs Before 3534:48 What Mind Like Water Actually Means41:14 Closing Questions: Talk To Yourself First