GetCapable Toolkit

Clear the Open Loops

Turn all those small unresolved calls, forms, messages and decisions into something you can do, date, ask someone else to handle or release.

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How it helpsStop tiny unfinished decisions taking up disproportionate headspace.

When to use itUse it when lots of small unresolved things keep interrupting your attention throughout the day.

You leave withA Do / Date / Ask / Release decision for each open loop and a short list that is realistic for today.

Step 1 of 2

Work through the situation in front of you.

These tools are meant to help you think properly, not tick boxes. Answer based on real life as it is now, then use the result to make a clearer decision.

About 3–4 minutes

What unfinished little things keep coming back into your head?One call, form, message, decision or unresolved job per line.How much time do you have today to clear a few of them?

10 min30 min2 hrs

Could someone else take any of these off your plate?Are some of them waiting on somebody else?

Your answers stay in this browser and are only used to create this result. Choose “Use this in GetCapable” if you want the useful parts carried into your own planning workspace so you do not have to type them again.