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Adventures in Minimalism: Do One Thing
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Productivity Or Procrastination
We try to make a list of stuff we have to do in the morning only to feel pressurized or paralyzed.
The to-do list isn’t our enemy, but we become ambitious and put a lot more than possible in it. Big goals can be daunting and counterproductive.
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Do Just One Thing
Doing just one thing in a day alleviates the pressure that comes with trying to accomplish too much, which makes us procrastinate the whole day, doing nothing at all. One feels a sense of accomplishment and success. The one thing needn’t be too broad or too narrow, but can be stuff like:
- Clean the room.
- Declutter the cabinet.
- Wash the car.
- Give away useless stuff.
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Step Away from the Spreadsheet
Look Back, Look Ahead
Don’t make these lists too close to bedtime.
Cool It
According to the National Sleep Foundation, the ideal temperature for shut-eye is around 65 degrees.
The cooler you are, the sleepier you become, so turn down the thermostat.
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To-Do Lists
Your to-do list can be a tool that guides you through your work, or it can be a big fat pillar of undone time bombs taunting you and your unproductive inadequacy.
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The two modes
- When a project or task comes up, the steps you need to take start to form in your mind. Now you're in thinking/Boss mode.
- Your to-do list is a collection of those orders, which your Assistant personality will later pick up and do.
Put Items That You're Definitely Doing
Instead of letting tasks you're not quite committed to loiter on your to-do list until you're sick of looking at them, move them off to a separate list, a holding area for Someday/Maybe items.
Only concrete actions you're committed to completing should live on your to-do list.