Here's the most useful idea I've found for procrastination: I turn projects into video games. Why? To do-lists = Anxiety inducing Video game levels = Excitement inducing Here's how it works: 1. The Red Pill Thought experiment... What is the difference between: A. Video… Show more
a to-do list is by definition really a menu, a list of tasks to pick from, rather than to get through.
My favourite way of combating the feeling of productivity debt in everyday life is to keep a ‘done list’, which you use to create a record not of the tasks you plan to carry out, but of the ones you’ve completed so far today – which makes it the rare kind of list that’s actually supposed to get longer as the day goes on.
My favourite way of combating the feeling of productivity debt in everyday life is to keep a ‘done list,’ which you use to create a record not of the tasks you plan to carry out, but of the ones you’ve completed so far today – which makes it the rare kind of list that’s actually supposed to get longer as the day goes on.
What would capturing ideas look like if it was easy?
Put the website or the beta version of your app or your manuscript aside and grab a piece of paper or open a blank Word document. Then, with fresh eyes, attempt to write out exactly what your project is supposed to be and to do in . . . One sentence. One paragraph. One page. This is a ______ that does ______. This helps people ______. Fill in this
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