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Step 4. Make a trigger sheet
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Turn to Trigger Cheat Sheet Page of your handbook or take a fresh sheet of paper and divide it into four by drawing a cross through the middle. Label the four different quadrants as Work, Home, Personal and Social. This is going to be a trigger cheat sheet which will help us clear our mind and remember all the things we have to do. 

In the **Work** section, write words like **Office**, **Phone**, **Intray**, **Email**, **Messages**, **Paperwork** and any other generic work-related objects, places or things that might stir up thoughts and ideas. List specific things like your job, blog, shop or school. Also, list any projects you’re working on or hope to start someday soon.

Moving on, list all the rooms in your house under the **Home** section and write words like **Errands**, **Shopping**, **Mail**, **Repairs**, **Decorating**, **Cooking**, **Cleaning**, **Pets** and any generic home-relating things you can think of. You might want to add **Bag** or **Pocket** too if you’re prone to picking things up while you’re out and forgetting to empty them when you get home.

In the **Social** section, write the words **Social Media**, **Events**, **Birthdays**, **Travel**, **Adventures** and **Restaurants** and list the names of all the important people in your life.

As for the **Personal** section, write words like **Goals**, **Habits**, **Wishlist**, **Travel**, **Ambitions** and list all of your hobbies, interests and passions.

I bet you wrote down a few thoughts while you were putting together your trigger list but take a look at each trigger and see if anything else comes to mind. Use the sheet every time you want to empty your mind and feel free to add new triggers as you think of them.