## Back to GTD: Do a fast "mind-sweep"
Source URL:: <https://www.43folders.com/2006/07/24/b2gtd-mind-sweep>
### Highlights
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> The idea behind the mind-sweep is to identify and gather everything that is making claims on your attention or is likely to affect the larger areas of responsibility in your life -- everything that's quietly burning cycles, stealing focus, and whittling away at your attention -- so that you can then decide what (if anything) must be done about each of those things.
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> Are there items on this list I now realize might have been aggravating my recent GTD slack?
>Did anxiety or a feeling of being overwhelmed contribute to avoiding proper planning and execution of these items?
>Might there be holes in my system that have made it easy for some of these items to escape and resist subsequent capture?
>Has my work, home life, or general focus changed in subtle ways that might make me want to rethink best use of my planning time?
>Are there interesting clusters within these projects that suggest opportunities and imminent change?
>What sorts of tasks and projects are causing the biggest pain for me now? And how can I evolve a system that helps to compensate for that?