How to Organize Mental Clutter. Photo by Lucia Holm Do you ever feel like you have a hundred things to get done and not enough time to do half of them?
We are all busy people, but sometimes we get so caught up with ‘catching all the falling plates’ that we sacrifice doing the things we really want to be doing, the things that align with our desires and contribute most to our personal wellbeing. We sometimes make the mistake in thinking that we are ‘super human’ and will be able to juggle it all with great success.
“No need to write it down. I can handle it!” Not writing these tasks down is just part of the problem; even if we wrote it all down, what if several tasks are equally important or dependant on one another? How do we break out of this cycle helplessness caused by an overwhelming number of priorities waiting to get done? Backgrounds: A Personal Story “It will take days, if not weeks to get this all sorted out and organized.” What I really want to focus on is my writing, that and potty-training the new dog. 1. Internet as mental organization - Human Science - a Wikia wiki. There have been three stages of social development, the Physical (marked by survival, deference to the collective, etc.), the Vital (marked by human interconnections, travel, business, etc.), and the Mental (freedom, fulfillment, higher organization, etc.).
There is also the possibility of a future Spiritual stage. The movement from the Physical to the Vital to the Mental stages is social development. The Mental stage of social development is indicated by an increase in freedom, democracy, mental inquisitiveness, human fulfillment, and higher levels of organization. The Internet is a product of these forces and values. The Internet is reflective of the further emergence of the power of Mind. You are invited to create new articles, add new sections to this article, raise questions or comments on the discussion page or project/portal Forum page, or send feedback by email to humansciencewiki@gmail.com. Top 10 Apps: Web-based Task Managers. I’ve been jumping from app to app, for as long as I can remember, in search of the best web-based task management app.
I’ve never really been satisfied until recently when I discovered Flow. Finding the perfect task manager is a little like searching for a unicorn — it’s just not going to happen. But, you can find one that fits your tastes and needs better than any others. Hopefully our list of the 10 best web-based task management apps will help in your search, if you haven’t already found yours. Note: I’ve ordered these according to my personal preferences and experiences but your mileage may vary. 1. Producteev In my quest for the perfect task manager, Producteev stood out as being one of the absolute best, without a doubt.
Producteev isn’t just fantastic for the individual, it’s built for teams too. Pricing Producteev Pricing 2. Flow If you’re a fan of Mac-style interface designs, Flow will likely appeal to you. Flow costs $9.99 per month for individual accounts, so it isn’t cheap. 3. 11 Free Mind Mapping Applications & Web Services. Mind mapping is a way of taking notes, capturing ideas, exploring concepts and breaking down information into a more readily understood format.
It’s a place where visual representations and written representations of things merge to create something that is more natural to the mind; it works with and represents the way we think, where as paragraph-based text is not representative of the thought process at all. There are a million and one uses for mind mapping. You can use it to study for a big exam. You can use it brainstorm new article ideas, or flesh out what needs to be covered in the business plan for a new venture. You can organize a big move of house; heck, I’ve seen people use the mind map format for their daily to-do lists (each to their own, eh?).
There are huge advantages to creating your mind maps with paper and pen. Bubble.us is a free web-based mind mapping application. RecallPlus is commercial software with a lighter free edition.