{"id":2135,"date":"2009-09-16T07:13:50","date_gmt":"2009-09-16T15:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2009-09-16T07:13:50","modified_gmt":"2009-09-16T15:13:50","slug":"im-sure-ill-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/09\/im-sure-ill-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#039;m sure I&#039;ll remember&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The short-term memory part of your mind&#8211;the part that tends to hold all of the incomplete, undecided, and unorganized &#8220;stuff&#8221;&#8211;functions much like RAM on a personal computer. 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