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Productivity for me is more about managing my energy and motivation than time. Hence I find a lot of planning and prioritization actually counter-productive. S
by jwilliams 9y ago
Productivity for me is more about managing my energy and motivation than time.
Hence I find a lot of planning and prioritization actually counter-productive. Some level is important, but not that much. I generally know what I need to do. More planning really doesn't clarify that.
Instead I work on energy. A lot of the things Sam mentions -- but for goals/priorities I tend to take a very long view (decades out) and a very short view (sometimes minutes out). So something inspirational I can get behind. Combined with something I can do right now.
Generally I find that creates the momentum.. and everything works out from there.
- rkhassen 9y agoWondering if you can say more about managing "energy and motivation"? I'm curious abut the details, how one does this. It sounds like a great approach!
- jwilliams 9y agoThanks! I'll give the most simple and effective technique for me. On a day-to-day basis, I usually have a pretty good idea of what I should be working on. My issue is actually doing it. I can work hard for a full day, but not seemingly get anything done. So one technique is to chunk the tasks up. Pretty well established technique. But I'll chunk smaller and smaller until I get momentum on what I need to do. That could mean picking a goal that only takes a minute. Sounds laborious, but it's more about building momentum than building a plan. Maybe I want to start a newsletter. So I set a goal of setting up a Mailchimp account. And by the time I get to that... I pick something else.. eventually momentum kicks in and I start getting it done. Works for me anyway! Looking at the long term is important too! But I do that infrequently, and usually big, big picture instead.
- rkhassen 9y agoCool! Thank you - it's great to get a peek inside your approach.