I just did this exercise and came up with something like 150+ bugs—interestingly, none of them at difficulty level 1, I think because if a bug is actually easy to fix and something I’m able to notice then I’ve already fixed it by now. I also put priorities on the bugs, since it felt wrong to sort them only by difficulty when some are vital to fix and others I don’t really care about very much.
I really like easy bug fixes but can’t think of any that have been particularly strange per se. A couple maybe noteworthy ones:
I noticed that because I procrastinate mightily on getting out of bed in the morning, I sometimes stay in bed so long I get very hungry, which makes me have less energy, which makes me procrastinate even more, and so forth in a vicious cycle. I started keeping Clif bars in my bedside drawer to have a way out of this cycle. Now I also keep Clif bars in my various backpacks and purses so that if I get hungry while out and about I don’t have to spend effort thinking about where to get food.
I typically fidget a lot in somewhat destructive ways like picking at the skin on my fingers. Getting a fidget spinner has helped me fidget in less destructive ways.
I’ve made doing boring tasks more endurable by listening to podcasts while I do them
Sometimes I need to do a thing which feels too long and complicated to do in my current state (e.g. get ready for bed when my bed is a mess and I’m exhausted). I’ve found it’s really helpful to break the task down into chunks and tell somebody about each chunk as I do it (e.g. “ok now I’m going to take my meds, refill my waterbottle, and clear my bed”, “ok now I’m going to brush my teeth, use the bathroom, and take out my contacts”, etc.)
I just did this exercise and came up with something like 150+ bugs—interestingly, none of them at difficulty level 1, I think because if a bug is actually easy to fix and something I’m able to notice then I’ve already fixed it by now. I also put priorities on the bugs, since it felt wrong to sort them only by difficulty when some are vital to fix and others I don’t really care about very much.
I really like easy bug fixes but can’t think of any that have been particularly strange per se. A couple maybe noteworthy ones:
I noticed that because I procrastinate mightily on getting out of bed in the morning, I sometimes stay in bed so long I get very hungry, which makes me have less energy, which makes me procrastinate even more, and so forth in a vicious cycle. I started keeping Clif bars in my bedside drawer to have a way out of this cycle. Now I also keep Clif bars in my various backpacks and purses so that if I get hungry while out and about I don’t have to spend effort thinking about where to get food.
I typically fidget a lot in somewhat destructive ways like picking at the skin on my fingers. Getting a fidget spinner has helped me fidget in less destructive ways.
I’ve made doing boring tasks more endurable by listening to podcasts while I do them
Sometimes I need to do a thing which feels too long and complicated to do in my current state (e.g. get ready for bed when my bed is a mess and I’m exhausted). I’ve found it’s really helpful to break the task down into chunks and tell somebody about each chunk as I do it (e.g. “ok now I’m going to take my meds, refill my waterbottle, and clear my bed”, “ok now I’m going to brush my teeth, use the bathroom, and take out my contacts”, etc.)