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Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
The collection habit is simple: have a very few amount of places to collect information and papers, and stick to that system.
Leo Babauta • Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
Keep everyday tasks and notes to Twos App. Long-form collection to Upnote.
it's hard to do more than one or two habits at a time - you can't maintain focus.
Leo Babauta • Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
Find as many ways to motivate yourself as possible. See the Top 20 Motivation Hacks.
Leo Babauta • Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
Commit yourself to a 30-day Challenge, and try to do your new habit every single day for 30 days.
Leo Babauta • Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
Make your commitment as public as possible - put it on your blog,
Leo Babauta • Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
I have created a blog bjt i haven't made my habits as public as possible. The only public habit annonced on my blog is the act of blogging.
It's only four habits: collect, process, plan, and do.
Leo Babauta • Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Leo Babauta • Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
What is the difference between simple and simpler?
Make your life's work something you're passionate about, not something you dread doing, and your task list will almost seem like a list of rewards.
Leo Babauta • Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
Love your work and it won't feel like work. Like Steve Jobs said, "Do great work, and the only way to do great work, is to do what you love."I believe I am in the job I have because I love supporting others with their learning, coaching them through their struggles.
Keep it simple, and focus on what you have to do right now, not on playing with your system or your tools.
Leo Babauta • Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System
Obsidian, Notion, et al, all fall into the trap of overcomplicating things.