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I start my day (when I'm mindful) by writing down a brief list of things I need to get done on an index card. I make sure to incorporate anything I didn't get
by binary132 3y ago
I start my day (when I'm mindful) by writing down a brief list of things I need to get done on an index card. I make sure to incorporate anything I didn't get handled from yesterday's card, plus meetings from my calendar, and daily necessities. Then I open my planner and write these things into available time slots. Then I sit down and do the things from my schedule. I start a new index card for each thing I work on. At the end of the day (ideally) I move these cards into my categories for "tomorrow", "next", "backlog" and whatnot. If I have an idea or thought I need to write down, I put it on an index card and set it aside. I also use them for notetaking during meetings.
The goal is to maintain an index card database but I'm not there yet.
- Lalabadie 3y agoIf you're interested in other people's take on index cards as a second brain, a good starting keyword is "zettelkasten"
- binary132 3y agoI’m not into zk simply because I personally don’t get along well in free interconnection spaces. My brain needs a lot of structure and order imposed on what otherwise quickly becomes a limitless sprawl of attention tunnels. Think the “Wikipedia game” except consuming every ounce of productivity because it’s built into your productivity framework.