> To do lists, books, apps work for a while, until the novelty wears off and the dopamine return is diminished. I used to think this meant there was no point i

> To do lists, books, apps work for a while, until the novelty wears off and the dopamine return is diminished. I used to think this meant there was no point in trying out a new productivity system because I knew it'd only be effective for a month or so... But then I had my "To Do List Epiphany": It doesn't matter if a to do list or other productivity system only works for a month--because you still got a month's productivity! A system doesn't have to be the be-all and end-all system for-all-time. Because, let's face it, people aren't going to stop coming up with new productivity systems, so, when one stops working, just move onto another one. It's okay. (With this in mind I've toyed with the idea of a productivity system generator that randomly combines elements of other approaches to keep it novel, e.g.: * Ah, so, this new productivity system called "Get It Parked" only allows you to enter half of a to-do item in an app and then the other half in a shared community physical notebook located in a park which gets burned at 9pm each day in a community ceremony. :) )