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In theory, it is the opposite. Because you keep all that in your head, you have this large cognitive overload.

Better to dump it out and just your brain for what you are working on at the moment.

but in practice I have less stress, more self stem and a feel of autonomy without external and unpredictable events that switch my mind artificially. The effect is I am more productive since I refused to use outlooks mindmappings todos and the likes. :)

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