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> I used to delete completed items, but I found it robbed me > of a sense of accomplishment I kinda value. This contains the key to ending procrastination --
by AlexCoventry 10y ago
> I used to delete completed items, but I found it robbed me
> of a sense of accomplishment I kinda value.
This contains the key to ending procrastination -- crafting one's psychological relationship to the intended task, and also to the pastimes one uses to procrastinate. You can't fit work that in an app, though. It's more like internal marketing, management, or propaganda than scheduling.
> There are no perfect answers in the continuing battle with one's self.
You can always strive to do better, though.
- pcmaffey 10y agoIndeed, it's not just about getting things done. It's about creating meaning through our actions. Only we, individually, can define what's meaningful to us, and even then, that process of understanding and evolving our desires, values, purpose etc is a constant, ongoing struggle (called life). Most 'productivity' systems and plans become out of date as soon as we learn something new. Which is always the goal anyways.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoI thought that way too about deleting done tasks. I stopped doing it, and soon I've ended up with unmanageable todo lists - just too many done stuff (with notes!) to scroll through. Now I archive done tasks once a week during weekly review. It gives me the sense of "wow, just look at how much I've done over the past week" without bloating my todo lists.