The two modes - Deepstash

The two modes

At any point during the workday, you are in one of these 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.
Write down the instructions in such a way that your Assistant self can just do them without having to think - or stress. 

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"Dreaming big means planning big." - Patrick Llewellyn

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