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I'm always in awe of articles like this one where people describe their workflow with the help of mindmaps, flow charts, class diagrams etc. and where they deta

I'm always in awe of articles like this one where people describe their workflow with the help of mindmaps, flow charts, class diagrams etc. and where they detail meticilous (self-written) extensions or scripts for categorization, readability etc. I usually feel pretty bad after reading them because they make me realise that I'm a lazy piece of shit who just bookmarks stuff and never reads any of it afterwards.

shapefrog 5y ago
Mark All as Read. Congratulations on Inbox Zero achievement. The only thing that stuck for me from getting-things-done was the 2 minute rule. Or the 'its quicker to do the thing than to manage the task via a complicated process' rule. Even then there every time I do a cleanout in Pocket there is stuff I dont even want to waste the 2 minutes on. Then there is the stuff older than say 2/3 months - I am probably not going to go back to either, but nice to have it in the search index all the same. And that is how I am lazy, bookmark stuff and then never read it afterwards.
hammyhavoc 5y ago
Different strokes for different folks. All depends on what you're doing, what you're ignoring, what you should be doing, and what you want to be doing. Once you can be honest with yourself, priorities become clear. As long as you keep moving in the long-term, it's OK, just remember to make time for yourself. This is where a lot of people focused on productivity inevitably burn out.
afarrell 5y ago
Perhaps the problem is that you 1. Assign yourself a reading task on a whim. 2. Call yourself a “lazy piece of shit” for not doing those carelessly-assigned tasks. 3. Avoid your reading list because opening it brings up emotions of shame.
podiki 5y ago
If it makes you feel better, you are certainly not alone :-) This might be more your speed: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88adya/death-by-1000-tabs-confessions-of-a-tab-hoarder https://www.vice.com/en/article/88adya/death-by-1000-tabs-co...
cyneox 5y ago
> I'm always in awe of articles like this one where people describe their workflow with the help of mindmaps, flow charts, class diagrams etc. and where they detail meticilous (self-written) extensions or scripts for categorization, readability etc. Thanks for your kind words. It took me years to find the almost perfect workflow - at least for me (I still have some ideas how to automate several things even more). I'm a heavy Emacs user but I thought sharing some diagrams might visualize more the described process. Also for non-techies.
dangus 5y ago
I look at this the opposite way that you are: I usually consider these to be solutions looking for problems. I don’t even think that reading articles on the web is a particularly good use of time (yes, even when they’re informative!), and this person managed to turn it into a job with business logic and network diagrams and everything.

shapefrog 5y ago

Mark All as Read. Congratulations on Inbox Zero achievement. The only thing that stuck for me from getting-things-done was the 2 minute rule. Or the 'its quicker to do the thing than to manage the task via a complicated process' rule. Even then there every time I do a cleanout in Pocket there is stuff I dont even want to waste the 2 minutes on. Then there is the stuff older than say 2/3 months - I am probably not going to go back to either, but nice to have it in the search index all the same. And that is how I am lazy, bookmark stuff and then never read it afterwards.

hammyhavoc 5y ago

Different strokes for different folks. All depends on what you're doing, what you're ignoring, what you should be doing, and what you want to be doing. Once you can be honest with yourself, priorities become clear. As long as you keep moving in the long-term, it's OK, just remember to make time for yourself. This is where a lot of people focused on productivity inevitably burn out.

afarrell 5y ago

Perhaps the problem is that you 1. Assign yourself a reading task on a whim. 2. Call yourself a “lazy piece of shit” for not doing those carelessly-assigned tasks. 3. Avoid your reading list because opening it brings up emotions of shame.

podiki 5y ago

If it makes you feel better, you are certainly not alone :-) This might be more your speed: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88adya/death-by-1000-tabs-confessions-of-a-tab-hoarder https://www.vice.com/en/article/88adya/death-by-1000-tabs-co...

cyneox 5y ago

> I'm always in awe of articles like this one where people describe their workflow with the help of mindmaps, flow charts, class diagrams etc. and where they detail meticilous (self-written) extensions or scripts for categorization, readability etc. Thanks for your kind words. It took me years to find the almost perfect workflow - at least for me (I still have some ideas how to automate several things even more). I'm a heavy Emacs user but I thought sharing some diagrams might visualize more the described process. Also for non-techies.

dangus 5y ago

I look at this the opposite way that you are: I usually consider these to be solutions looking for problems. I don’t even think that reading articles on the web is a particularly good use of time (yes, even when they’re informative!), and this person managed to turn it into a job with business logic and network diagrams and everything.