Hmm… There’s a lot to consider here. Let me take a bit of a scatter-shot approach and we can drill down on anything that sticks. Perhaps the wide-angle view of your organizational ecosystem may be at issue? What systems are you using, and how do they support your habits? What tools are you using and how do they support your systems? How do you remember what you need to do in the first place?
ETA(“Refining the thesis after some more thought”) {
Adding a habit to your routine works better when there are clear systems and goals to hang the new task(s) on, and when there are established tools and methods to trigger the habit. You’ll never do something if you don’t have a clear idea why you’re doing it, or if you haven’t made a niche for that thing in your existing systems.
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Some other questions you might ask yourself:
When do I need/want to be productive and why?
Don’t forget to schedule in some time to slack! This gives you a chance to relax, and can act as a bit of a buffer if you bite off too much work for a time period.
How will I decide what is the next thing to do?
Are you going to do the hardest thing first? The longest? Do you need to do a few easy things to sort of build up momentum?
What will I do when I fail or miss?
Missing isn’t something to be worried about, it’s something to plan for. How you deal with failure determines how you go forward! It’s important to look at what tool or system was involved and see if you can make a change that prevents that miss from happening again.
What will I do when I succeed, and how will I know that happened?
Lacking a concrete definition of success can kill any project. Drill down on any ambiguous thoughts/statements until you can say “This here is when I will know I’ve won!”
Is anything in there looking in the right direction? Maybe I’m way off base?
Hmm… There’s a lot to consider here. Let me take a bit of a scatter-shot approach and we can drill down on anything that sticks. Perhaps the wide-angle view of your organizational ecosystem may be at issue? What systems are you using, and how do they support your habits? What tools are you using and how do they support your systems? How do you remember what you need to do in the first place?
ETA(“Refining the thesis after some more thought”) { Adding a habit to your routine works better when there are clear systems and goals to hang the new task(s) on, and when there are established tools and methods to trigger the habit. You’ll never do something if you don’t have a clear idea why you’re doing it, or if you haven’t made a niche for that thing in your existing systems. }
Some other questions you might ask yourself:
When do I need/want to be productive and why?
Don’t forget to schedule in some time to slack! This gives you a chance to relax, and can act as a bit of a buffer if you bite off too much work for a time period.
How will I decide what is the next thing to do?
Are you going to do the hardest thing first? The longest? Do you need to do a few easy things to sort of build up momentum?
What will I do when I fail or miss?
Missing isn’t something to be worried about, it’s something to plan for. How you deal with failure determines how you go forward! It’s important to look at what tool or system was involved and see if you can make a change that prevents that miss from happening again.
What will I do when I succeed, and how will I know that happened?
Lacking a concrete definition of success can kill any project. Drill down on any ambiguous thoughts/statements until you can say “This here is when I will know I’ve won!”
Is anything in there looking in the right direction? Maybe I’m way off base?