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It's not really about productivity. It's about creating a sense of control over your life. The reason there is an industry around this is because the need is ne
by Bakary 4y ago
It's not really about productivity. It's about creating a sense of control over your life. The reason there is an industry around this is because the need is never sated, and the productivity methods are switched around like fad diets because the underlying issue (anxiety and lack of satisfaction) is never corrected.
This becomes obvious once it comes to your attention that the people who are supposed to be experts in this, apply their productivity towards selling more productivity. Which is delightfully perverse.
In reality, if you are embarking in projects that are important to you, you rarely need that many reminders and get by with the simplest system (such as what you are describing) or none at all. All trivial other tasks can fit in a single list. And the things in your personal life that are actually meaningful, such as fulfilling relationships, are not something you can Zettlekasten your way into beyond setting a reminder for some birthdays.
- nunodonato 4y agoYou either read, or should read, "four thousand weeks" ;)
- jcpst 4y ago4000 Weeks was a game-changer for me. I found the takeaways liberating, and more in-line with my perspectives in general. My ‘system’ now is just focusing on one major goal outside of the regular work/family stuff. I use tools for quick capturing of ideas. I always keep a pocketmod and a pen on me. Notebooks at home. Voice Memos and Voiceliner for when ideas hit late at night. Jonny Decimal synchronized with Dropbox. Org-mode for digital notes. Organice for mobile access. Nothing rigid though, process should not get in the way of just living.
- nunodonato 4y agoI'm 70% done with the book. Definitely a game-changer and already one of my all-time favs. One of those books that I need to buy and own a physical copy (I usually just read ebooks)
- jcpst 4y agoI gave it to a friend of mine, who also found it profound, and now they have given it to someone else. I probably will buy another copy.