The Perils of Cherry Picking on the Inbox

A colleague used to call it snacking on the inbox, which is a bit like what you're doing when you're kind of cherry picking. So for me, one of the things that as a GTD practitioner that has evolved over time for me that I think is very much complimentary to my practice is just the moment of pause. And likewise, when I'm at work and there's this wide variety of potential input channels, sometimes I remember to ask myself, hang on, am I ready for a new input? Am I actually ready for input? What do I need right now rather than what's the next source of stimulation?"