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\"Forgotten\"<\/figure>\n\n

Forgetful<\/h2>\n\n

By nature, I am quite forgetful. I have a hard time remembering appointments from memory or remembering to stop by the grocery store because I ran out of toilet paper. I always thought forgetfulness was a weakness and that I just couldn’t remember that much. But it is also a strength.<\/p>\n\n

The function of forgetting<\/h2>\n\n

The power is in the function of forgetting. It clears your head so you can have new thoughts. Daydreaming, contemplating<\/a> and concentrating<\/a> do not work with a full head<\/a>. A full head mainly causes stress about things you can’t let go of because you are afraid of forgetting them. A great comparison is your computer’s working memory. When that is almost full, the computer works slowly.<\/p>\n\n

Capturing things so you may forget them<\/h2>\n\n

Capturing things in my system creates space to forget things. I trust that if I put it away in automatic to-do list<\/a>, a good calendar or Evernote that it will be fine. Permission to forget things arises when things are captured. In time management training, I often see the opposite: participants proclaiming that they can (store) a lot in their heads. That works nicely. Until one time when you have had a major burnout and you find out that your brain is not meant to hold on to things, but to let go of things to make room for new things.<\/p>\n\n

Confidence in your own system<\/h2>\n\n

At first, it will take some getting used to relying on your own system. This confidence will grow if you work with it seriously. Trying to make half a to-do list will never work. Your subconscious doesn’t trust this. For building your own system, you want to pay attention to:<\/p>\n\n