The Brain Dump — An Overthinker’s Secret Weapon Story

The Brain Dump An Overthinker’s Secret Weapon

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We’ll examine the process of how to do an effective brain dump for overwhelmed overthinkers to declutter your mind and increase your productivity. Get those swirling thoughts out of your head and in a place where you can make logical sense of them and create a productive goal setting action plan for each next best step. Plus, grab your own printable ‘brain dump page’ to print and use every day. Learn more

Write down every.single.thing. that is on your mind. Get your thoughts out as quickly as possible. It’s okay if your list is very long. Go two or three pages if you need to. Don’t hold back, write down EVERYTHING.

Group your tasks by project or importance. Go ahead and use a fresh Brain Dump page for each area. You can also place tasks on existing master lists if you’ve already made them.

The Lightbulb Thought on each page will help you refine your list and decide what task or area you need to focus on. This will help you be more productive — with a solid focus instead of spinning your wheels every day.

Digital vs. Paper I’ve done both digital and paper brain dumps. Honestly, they are both useful. If you have a strong preference for one or the other, do what works for you. But I would suggest you try both.

Sticky Note Dump Another fun way to do a brain dump is with a large whiteboard or wall area and a bunch of 3×3 sticky notes. Write each thought on a sticky note and place it on the wall. When you’re done, go back and group your notes either by type of task or importance.

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