Definition

Anything pulling at your attention that doesn't belong where it is, the way it is. (Allen, Getting Things Done, p12)

It's likely that you also have more internal commitments currently in play than you're aware of. Consider how many things you feel even the smallest amount of responsibility to change, finish, handle, or do something about.

Reference

reference: { Getting Things Done
page:
author: & David Allen
bib: Allen, David (2001). Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. New York: Penguin Putnam.
ISBN: 978-0-14-200028-1
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