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Remove discipline from the equation if possible. Instead tie it to something you already do. Don't go to bed without first going through a nightly review, for e
by visakanv 12y ago
Remove discipline from the equation if possible. Instead tie it to something you already do. Don't go to bed without first going through a nightly review, for example. And review it again before you leave for work in the morning. Manipulate your environment to prime yourself to do what you previously depended on discipline to do.
- barking 12y agoThat's a good idea. Actually it's a bit like Allen's "Put it by the door" technique. Doing stuff when you're smartest to help you when you're at your most dumb
- visakanv 12y agoYup! I like to think of most of my writing as buoys I put out during calm seas so I can navigate during rough ones. Same fundamental idea.
- barking 12y agoI like that analogy! It's a great feeling when you're dealing with a once in a blue moon task to discover that you've left some helpful notes for yourself in a place you'll find them.