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I like to focus on my "hell yeahs". These are my one to two focuses I currently have in my life. So when I read a new book or receive new advice, I try to think

by alexdh 4y ago

I like to focus on my "hell yeahs". These are my one to two focuses I currently have in my life. So when I read a new book or receive new advice, I try to think about how it contributes to my current hell yeahs. In the past, if I tried to incorporate ~all~ of the advice I'm consuming at one time, it just mostly slips through the cracks. With this method, I've found that it sticks a bit more. Functionally - I put in my calendar actual time for certain tasks. This has helped me stay accountable, as even if I forget, I'll see the calendar notification. For apps, I've used todist.com. It's really easy to set up, create different tags for categories, and easy to check on a daily basis. If you're reading a book, instead of writing in the margin for instance, you could set a to-do for it, and then whenever you check your daily "todoist", you'll see them. The functionality of the app/website might be a bit too simple for what you're looking for, but I'd suggest checking it out. So while I'm reading a new book teaching me something I can apply, I try and think about what my current goals are, regardless of if it's a professional goal or personal one. Good luck with your journey!

dv35z 4y ago
Todoist - such a great idea, thanks alexdh. Combining it with the comment below by rawgabbit[1] about time blocking, what tools exist which can automatically time block tasks, and make a holistic schedule. For example, if the advice says “visualize your dream for 10 minutes”, do yoga every morning, “write 1 page every day”, “drink X glasses of water a day”, and so on - is there a tool which can take all of these tasks, and automatically build out a 2 week schedule? Right now, I’m imagining manually time blocking, shifting & stretching events in Google Calendar, manually linking Todo’ist to the calendar invite, and linking the checklist from the calendar invite. A bit unwieldy… I would love to have a system which sets out to have a “perfect” month - all the various habits and to-dos are dialed in & time blocked, logically ordered (eg certain errands are logically grouped together, perhaps based on tool and location), but is flexible to adapt to real life stuff. “Yes you wanted to do yoga today, but turns out the dog’s gotta go to the vet, etc. But don’t worry, the “system” will automatically shuffle your schedule to get you back on track…” Have you come across something like that? * [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32513380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32513380

by alexdh 4y ago

dv35z 4y ago

Todoist - such a great idea, thanks alexdh. Combining it with the comment below by rawgabbit[1] about time blocking, what tools exist which can automatically time block tasks, and make a holistic schedule. For example, if the advice says “visualize your dream for 10 minutes”, do yoga every morning, “write 1 page every day”, “drink X glasses of water a day”, and so on - is there a tool which can take all of these tasks, and automatically build out a 2 week schedule? Right now, I’m imagining manually time blocking, shifting & stretching events in Google Calendar, manually linking Todo’ist to the calendar invite, and linking the checklist from the calendar invite. A bit unwieldy… I would love to have a system which sets out to have a “perfect” month - all the various habits and to-dos are dialed in & time blocked, logically ordered (eg certain errands are logically grouped together, perhaps based on tool and location), but is flexible to adapt to real life stuff. “Yes you wanted to do yoga today, but turns out the dog’s gotta go to the vet, etc. But don’t worry, the “system” will automatically shuffle your schedule to get you back on track…” Have you come across something like that? * [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32513380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32513380