Unfinished things on your mind?
Rent FreeWhich loose ends live in your head, and what quiets each one
List the unfinished things that keep popping back up and answer five quick questions about each. The page decides, for free, which to close now, which to park with a written next step, which can stay open and which to let go.
1 Your loose ends free
Up to eight. Only the name is required - the rest starts at a middle-of-the-road default.
2 The overgrown tabs free
3 Ask for the reasons and steps
One run explains every call from your own answers and words one concrete step for each loose end to close, park or let go. The page's calls and first move stay as they are.
The reasons - none yet
-Against what you want head space for
The page's check
4 Saved sorts
How the page decides
Each loose end gets a rent score from 0 to 6 for how hard it nags: how often it pops into your head (often 4, sometimes 2, rarely 0), plus 1 if its next step lives only in your head, plus 1 if you are not sure what the next step is.
The call, first match wins: if you no longer want it done, let it go; if the next step takes under 2 minutes and is up to you, close it now; if the next step is written down and known and it does not pop up often, leave it open; everything else, park it - write one clear next step where you will see it. The first move is the first loose end to close now, else the parked one with the most rent (ties go to the one higher on your list), else the first one to let go. "Rent after the moves" is a rough figure: closed and dropped loose ends charge nothing, a parked one keeps only its pops-up part, and the rest stay as they are.
The page never sees anything but the names and answers you type. Keep phone numbers, addresses and other people's details out of names and notes. A light sorting aid, not professional advice - if unfinished things start to feel overwhelming, talk to someone you trust or a professional.