Productivity

Getting things done: habits, procrastination, motivation, focus systems, executive function in practice

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Trusted voices in Productivity

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  1. visakanv — trusted by 184 posters here
  2. nosilverv — trusted by 114 posters here
  3. m_ashcroft — trusted by 98 posters here
  4. DefenderOfBasic — trusted by 102 posters here
  5. QiaochuYuan — trusted by 109 posters here
  6. the_wilderless — trusted by 87 posters here
  7. uberstuber — trusted by 86 posters here
  8. RichDecibels — trusted by 93 posters here
  9. Malcolm_Ocean — trusted by 90 posters here
  10. tasshinfogleman — trusted by 84 posters here
  11. TylerAlterman — trusted by 100 posters here
  12. goblinodds — trusted by 81 posters here

Top posts in Productivity

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  1. my parents have a kind of praxis where they approach chores or labour as having near-zero cost; time will pass anyway so you mightas well spend it improving your dinner, your home, your life. I… (ElodesNL) — 39 likes
  2. did a task that took 2 minutes that i've been procrastinating on for 5 months please clap (QiaochuYuan) — 32 likes
  3. the most damaging thing that school, homework, and the 9-5 does to the human soul is making you feel like there's an amount of work you can do after which you'll be "done" (DefenderOfBasic) — 31 likes
  4. this one weird trick makes life 10x more meaningful: 1. check energy levels before & after any activity 2. do more of the stuff that gives you energy and less of the rest (RichDecibels) — 29 likes
  5. Twitter folks, What are your tips for improving executive function? Please sort advice into two categories: - obvious effective stuff -esoteric non-obvious schizo-gnosis https://t.co/sdVS59q4Lz (the_wilderless) — 29 likes
  6. just spent 7 euros to successfully solve a minor but daily problem I'd had for six years. W in the chat (ElodesNL) — 29 likes
  7. @michaelcurzi Plans are worthless, planning is priceless. Spend a day making elaborate plans and then disregard them completely to make whatever you think is most compelling. Repeat monthly or… (visakanv) — 28 likes
  8. Excited newbie: let’s do all the things!! Grizzled veteran: we have limited time, energy, morale, goodwill. Keeping this in mind, let’s pick one demonstrably good thing we’re confident we can… (visakanv) — 27 likes
  9. A thing my ex-boss got me to meditate on (not literally, but I think about it a lot) is that product-market fit heals and forgives almost everything. The highest order bit is almost the only thing… (visakanv) — 27 likes
  10. my recommendation is (napkin sketch) spend about 20% of your time/effort getting jacked, about 20% of your time/effort making money, another 20% goofing off and enjoying your life, and the last 40%… (visakanv) — 27 likes
  11. This is an actual mental model in my brain. Any feedback? https://t.co/CIKUigibPF (strangestloop) — 26 likes
  12. Yo you know that thing you started a while ago and made a bit of progress on but then sorta abandoned? Do me a favor and go back to it and just update it a little bit. Nothing dramatic just move… (visakanv) — 26 likes
  13. How to do hard stuff: write down a 1 page doc with your key assumptions, the hypothesis/goal you want to test, and your plan to do it now read it with a maximally critical eye…does it make sense?… (eshear) — 26 likes
  14. being successful is easy lol - don't - use - minuses - for - your - todo's + use + pluses + instead + and + get + rich (_brentbaum) — 26 likes
  15. I've only been living in a van for three days now but I can't believe how much fun I'm having Work is hard but feels effortless, I ruminate 200% less than usual, and lil things like getting warm,… (vividvoid) — 26 likes
  16. Energy management is more important than time management; you will always run out of energy before you run out of time. A constant background sense of urgency is incredibly draining. Manage energy… (RomeoStevens76) — 25 likes
  17. most people will agree that it's good to play long games, but in the short run people do often get flustered or critical when you seem to don't have much to show for it. this is understandable. it's… (visakanv) — 25 likes
  18. realizing I'm stressed because I'd like to improve my life quickly, powerfully, but am only seeing paths for slow improvement. I would be fine with slowness, but I see people who seem to me like… (ElodesNL) — 25 likes
  19. I always feel vaguely bad about procrastinating but it always feels incredible when the extra wait reveals something to me that turns out to be much more powerful/critical than anything I had on my… (visakanv) — 25 likes
  20. periodic reminder: have you taken a minute to write down what your actual problems are lately? the practice of properly describing a problem often reveals its solution (visakanv) — 24 likes
  21. wanna make a thread of things people get confused about. feel free to contribute! I’ll start with one of my own longtime confusions: 1. schedules and routines don’t have to be inflexible,… (visakanv) — 23 likes
  22. what if you did a tiny little bit of the thing you’re avoiding, but like, as a joke (visakanv) — 22 likes
  23. lmfao i forgot i made this. it was out of frustration with people who don't appreciate that creatives have to make okay works before they can make great works https://t.co/IiAf7CoU8w (visakanv) — 22 likes
  24. the trope of "I'm miserable because I'm so smart" is false. You have a skill issue, you can't solve your problems. Your problem isn't that you're so smart, it's that you're not smart enough to… (DefenderOfBasic) — 22 likes
  25. If you've played and enjoyed - Animal Crossing - Stardew Valley or practiced to get better at - FPS games - RTS games you already know what non-coercive productivity looks like (uberstuber) — 21 likes
  26. for the first time in a while all my major habits are on lock. meditation, movement, sleep, work, nutrition… it feels good. “just do them” wasn’t the answer, some level of myth recapture and… (_brentbaum) — 21 likes
  27. After years of trying different task management systems I’m disgusted to report that writing down all my tasks on an A3 pad on my desk and then starting a new sheet when it gets full is the best way… (m_ashcroft) — 21 likes
  28. we desperately need a "how to be productive" guide that isn't like, "force yourself to do xyz" i don't think non-coercion is it either it's a practice, it's devotional (uberstuber) — 21 likes
  29. Journaling? Write what matters most and get good at noticing when you’re avoiding doing so Working? Work on what matters most and get good at noticing when you’re avoiding it Living? DO WHAT MATTERS… (the_wilderless) — 21 likes
  30. whenever I complete a menial task I say “job done!” like a Warcraft 3 peon and it’s very satisfying actually (visakanv) — 21 likes
  31. I know *many* people who would have a lot to offer the world if they weren’t so burnt out from their bs desk jobs. So much wasted potential One cool thing about the (in)famous Leverage research is… (TylerAlterman) — 21 likes
  32. wow fucking hell guys did you know that when you're trying to get through your todo list you can just write down all of your questions and feelings about a todo item and *this constitutes progress… (QiaochuYuan) — 20 likes
  33. it’s often easier to get to good work from bad work than from no work the thing to do is typically to ask “why is it bad? what’s bad about it?” and then address it bad work lives next door to good… (visakanv) — 20 likes
  34. i can turn creativity on like a faucet, just start writing down ideas and more ideas come out. give me someone to talk to about it who asks questions or pushes back, and it's even easier. i can't… (eshear) — 20 likes
  35. i would like it if someone build a very good app for walking & thinking out loud. 1. put airpod in 2. press record 3. lock & pocket phone 4. talk for a long while 5. stop recording (or… (_brentbaum) — 20 likes
  36. i asked the happiest girl i know what her secret was and she said “i never use the word ‘should’” (cxgonzalez) — 20 likes
  37. sure sex is cool but have you ever booted up all the motivation and mental context for a complex project and kept it booted up for days without interruption (RichDecibels) — 20 likes
  38. this is true for me too and i think it’s part of why ive always been somewhat skeptical about top-down “time management”. feels fake to me. to me time has always been strange and squishy and… (visakanv) — 20 likes
  39. 1. Do it 100 times. Write 100 songs, cook 100 omelettes, talk to 100 people. It never seems like a huge deal until you try it yourself. It’s manageable, and yet it stretches you, and you’ll be… (visakanv) — 19 likes
  40. I don't think I believe in the concept of laziness anymore. I think healthy, happy people are naturally energetic and want to improve their lives & communities. AFAICT, stigma and shame don't… (vividvoid) — 19 likes
  41. absolutely unfathomable to me that people can exercise and do chores and errands and cook and hold down a job and have any kind of social life all in the same week (goblinodds) — 19 likes
  42. ngl, i'm in a period at the moment where my efforts feel largely fruitless,, and I'm def hoping it's putting me on the train to seemingly-effortless rewards down the line https://t.co/sgcrgCyV03 (the_wilderless) — 19 likes
  43. Realising a lot of people don't have any idea what work is. "I work 8 hours a day" Yea buddy, sure you do lmao (nosilverv) — 19 likes
  44. oh yeah, I remember why I have resistances to working hard, it's because when I actually get into working hard I just keep going and going until at some point I realise I should have stopped a while… (m_ashcroft) — 19 likes
  45. you're not working soft enough. you need to be working like 100× softer. (Malcolm_Ocean) — 19 likes
  46. This week, I've been able to plan and schedule complex projects for the first time since 2019. Seeing my calendar full again, my days rich in many loving contexts, work, parenting, friendship,… (vividvoid) — 18 likes
  47. me listening to myself explain how I have to ship imperfect work https://t.co/5ZZwJ3TIwg (visakanv) — 18 likes
  48. Oh you're a perfectionist? Name one perfect thing you've made. (strangestloop) — 18 likes
  49. > “get it done faster” might be the desired outcome, but it is not necessarily the directive that gets the desired outcome (visakanv) — 18 likes
  50. You’d be surprised of how much of management, consulting, teaching, senior ICing, etc is: “I want to X.” “Have you written down a plausible plan to get to X with steps listed in order?” “No.”… (patio11) — 18 likes

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