Pen and Paper - Capture Tools to your Inbox

The basic requirements to succeed at putting a system into place are: 1) Get a table, pencil, pen, and paper. 2) Have an entry to know where to throw stuff and figure out what it means. 3) Get communication devices. These are the tools needed to be in control. Additionally, a cockpit or command center is needed, as well as a list management system. These tools are necessary to populate and organize your external brain. The speaker emphasizes the importance of having tools and not relying solely on your head, citing that even calendars are external tools for memory and organization.