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Strangely, the one thing that worked for me doesn't appear to be on this list: The resistance to starting a task is geometrically proportional to the SIZE of t
by hliyan 8y ago
Strangely, the one thing that worked for me doesn't appear to be on this list:
The resistance to starting a task is geometrically proportional to the SIZE of the task.
So I try to break everything down into tasks that take no more than a few minutes. I wouldn't have tasks like "Write FooBar architecture document", but rather "Write FooBar intro", or "sketch connection diagram on paper" or "copy connection diagram to Visio/Draw.io".
- quentinp 8y agoThe article does mention your trick: > My solution was to approach a project by turning it into as many tiny steps as possible. That way I could get a few really easy wins under my belt. For example, each step would be a task such as "Search for ______ on Google" or "Have a conversation with ______." Crossing things off your to-do list gives your brain a happy little dopamine hit, even if the tasks are tiny—it keeps your motivation up and your excuses down.
- hliyan 8y agoYou're right. I think one of my other tricks failed me: reading paragraph headings, following by the minimum number of sentences per heading required to get its gist.
- FalcorTheDog 8y agoThis is literally the first tip he describes in the article.