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> I've never been able to stick to a routine with a set of daily tasks in the same way he apparently has Productivity nerd here, so I’m not criticising anyone.

> I've never been able to stick to a routine with a set of daily tasks in the same way he apparently has Productivity nerd here, so I’m not criticising anyone. But… Could this be because you simply don’t want to? My feeling is that we’re told that to be Good Productivity Nerds there are these things we have to do. Daily rituals, journaling, reviews … honestly, reading Evan’s post made me feel nervous. Like, when does the guy have time to relax? It’s all checklists and routines. Good god. I get it, whatever works for you. It sounds like it works for him. But that doesn’t mean it’ll work for you. Perhaps if you haven’t been able to keep the routine it’s because you don’t actually like the routine?

least 4y ago
I do think it's possible that it's simply a matter of not enjoying it, but I also struggle with keeping up positive habits that I do enjoy as well. Figuring out how to get started and keep starting on daily habits is probably the hardest part of it more than the actual doing of it. I don't really aspire to do everything that Evan or other GTD enthusiasts do, just small parts of it. Breaking down tasks especially and having a list as a source of truth would be really helpful, but I haven't yet figured out a good way of doing that.