# Separate the thinking from the doing ## Source - [[book - Getting things done (GTD)]] - [[book - Wardley Maps]] are a great tool to separate the thinking from the doing ## Topics - [[topic - personal efficiency]] - [[topic - leading and managing]] - [[topic - information management]] ## How to - [[how to implement gtd]] - GTD is based on a separation of thinking and doing. You think once a week during the weekly review and do the rest of the time. - [[how to be a better leader]] as a leader, you help the thinking, but you let others do the doing. - [[how to be a better writer]] ## Relevant notes - [[zt - ask a lot, shut up and listen]] - [[zt - begin with the end in mind]] - [[zt - chief simplification officer]] - [[zt - get to that is right]] - [[zt - do your homework]] ## Notes - In every methodology, I recommend separating the moment used to think about stuff into periods when we have lots of energy from doing, which can be done when energy levels are lower. - The OODA loop follows the same approach but for real-time activities - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) separated the editing, the thinking, from the viewing. - Most things to do benefit from some reflection first. - If there is no time to think – like in healthcare or while driving – then thinking is done once, very early, and transmitted by training.