I’m not sure how this strange graphic came to mind as I was threading this idea. But I like it!
Twitter feed is the river. Ideas are always moving, and flowing past. An endless current.
As ideas pass through me, some resonate.
Those ones I save. Making them last.
Sometimes I save them to a specific place. Under a given tag, or keyword. These are the “buckets” on shore.
But most times I just toss them from the river into the field, saving them from the river, but with no dedicated bucket.
It’s not SUPER reliable that I find these ones that I toss haphazardly on the shore, but it’s wayyyyy more likely than if i just left them in the river.
I may stumble upon them someday on shore. And the more I place there, the more delightful walking through the fields will be
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In line with the GTD framework of:
CAPTURE
CLARIFY
ORGANIZE
REVIEW
ENGAGE
I feel like I can tick the first three off in one swoop.
The skill I’m working on now is tagging these saves intentionally. The tags serve as in-baskets. I can place a tweet in the INBOX of a topic/idea/subject.