First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through.

— David Allen Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001)

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