Miscellaneous

It’s odd that a business book changed how I viewed games on a fundamental level. But David Allen’s, "Getting Things Done” did exactly that. I’ve been using its trips and tricks for the last two years and it’s helped me in numerous ways. But one crucial part has echoed in my thoughts on virtually every day since, and that was the part explaining how open loops clogs our brains.

The familiar hiss-thump of the letter tube signals that a bit of mail has arrived. Miss Pokey scurries from the kitchen, where she'd been preparing some kibble for lunch, to the mail tube. The hatch opens and inside is a letter. Miss Pokey can hear her mother in the next room slow down on the spinning wheel.