Guided mindsweep - proceed at your own risk! ;)

[ekmorris]

I thought I had a lot of mental clutter and was having trouble focusing so I found some time to do a guided mindsweep. Turns out to have been a good idea - there are over 100 new items in my inbox now. Although I'm now going to have to process them all, I'm glad they're out of my head!

Evelyn

 

[John Forrister]

Good for you, Evelyn! So often people resist the Mind Sweep, or don't like the resulting volume. Speaking for myself, that stuff is already on my mind, so I might as well externalize it. Some of it may become a "No, not actionable" item, and my mind can let it go. But until I get it out of my head, it's taking more mental energy than it deserves.

 

[CJSullivan]

Grief & Relief!

Yes, it's like David says - there's always a mixture of "I wish I hadn't done that..." and "I'm so glad I did that!" after a particularly thorough mind sweep!

I must admit, I find the Mind Sweep one of the most "resistance-prone" parts of the Weekly Review - I have to be in just the right mindset and environment to be able to let my mind go. I've also found that the more diligent I am about capturing things as they come up, the more manageable the results of my focused mind sweep...

 

[DenaDahilig]

not a new thought, but...

It's not like no one has said this before, but I think it bears repeating...

Taking that walk through the house, around the yard, into the nooks and crannies of the office and, gasp, the garage, dredges up lots of mind-sweeping goodness. If I can get past the "I-don't-want-to-add-another-item-to-my-lists!!!" part of the exercise, it really very helpful.

Dena