Alastair Davies
@aldavies
Alastair Davies
Czech president and writer Vaclav Havel:
“Hope (...) is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. The more unpropitious the situation in which we ... See more
“Hope (...) is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. The more unpropitious the situation in which we ... See more
Can we re-frame this in terms of the customer’s problem?
What’s the soonest we could get this done?
What would you need to get this done tomorrow instead of next week?
What would we need to do to get twice as many customers? Ten times as many customers?
How does this relate to our goal? Is this the most important thing we can do for our goal?
What’s mos
Here are some other techniques people use to access and maintain the zone:
- Introducing a long delay between when you do the work and when it is shown to the world. Annie Ernaux writes about this in A Simple Passion, a memoir about how she becomes obsessed in a banal way with a man who is having an affair with her—the thought that others will read th
Substack • Notes | Substack
If you work on anything worthwhile, sooner or later people will care about it and will want you to send progress updates. These could be quarterly investor updates, weekly updates to your boss, emails to adjacent teams, etc. Here are tips on how to do this well.
Understand your role, and with each update add to the body of evidence that you’re a goo
You have an amazing brain. Learn from it. Leverage it. Work with it.
Jeffrey Rice • Your Future ADHD Self: An ADHD-Friendly Guide to Planning and Goal Setting
you consistently put forth the effort, lack of progress is an indication that a different, possibly similar, creative approach is needed for your ADHD brain. And if you find you are not motivated to put in the effort, creativity can often be applied to make the strategy more interesting, fun, or stimulating.
Jeffrey Rice • Your Future ADHD Self: An ADHD-Friendly Guide to Planning and Goal Setting
Progress requires work, regardless of whether you have ADHD. Remind yourself that if you are experiencing frustration, it is likely you need to stop and figure out a different way to apply your effort.
Jeffrey Rice • Your Future ADHD Self: An ADHD-Friendly Guide to Planning and Goal Setting
Long-established neural pathways persist. It is the same with ADHD behaviors that have existed over years or decades.
Jeffrey Rice • Your Future ADHD Self: An ADHD-Friendly Guide to Planning and Goal Setting
there will always be a slippery slope back to the old behavior, particularly the older you are when you get started.