Lots of people get help from “To Do” lists. If you’re like me, you probably need a “To Don’t” list!
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And not just don’t DO every low-priority job that jumps into your head,
Don’t Even Think ABout ItOr, reduced to a mnemonic: DETABISo, instead of wasting neuron cycles on stuff I don’t plan to do anyway, why not visualize this excellent tabby cat picture*, and then (imagining I have a bad-gangster-movie accent) say, “De tabby!”, meaning 1) DETABI and 2) The tabby cat isn’t fussing, so why am I fussing? DETABI should free up some time for more useful stuff–like creating mnemonics… |
* Thanks to AccordionGuy for posting the picture!
Update, October 28, 2005: These gorgeous kitties belong to Jennifer Brownlee, who posted this photo and more in this LiveJournal post. Thanks to Jennifer for pinging me with this information, and for her permission to keep sharing this great photo, all rights to which continue to belong to her.