I revisited the KonMari method after previously trying it and found it had good points but was too impractical for my lifestyle, so I adapted it to work better for my needs and space.
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I reduced my expenses during unemployment by cutting services, entertainment, and food costs. I cooked more at home, packed lunches, shopped smarter, and limited discretionary spending, which helped stretch my limited finances.
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I’ve been using a Bullet Journal - in the original, minimalistic sense, for about 5 years. I’ve experimented and adjusted, but I’ve never really written about my experiments. I made some big changes this month, and I thought I would share them.
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I never fully unplug, but I do change how I work while traveling. And by work I mean both my professional work, and writing. Here is how I do it.
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There are many different ways that you can use to beat procrastination. In fact, whole books have been written about ways to get going. Here are the 5 techniques I use most often to get me going:
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My mother had a saying: “Out of sight, out of mind.” In spite of her being a supremely organized person, her belief in out of sight out of mind led to piles of paper on her kitchen counter, desk and other places in her house. I also have a tendency to pile things in order to keep them on the front of my mind. This indicates a breakdown of my systems. And on the flip side, once things are in my trusted system, I have a tendency to ignore them if they are not right in front of my face. . In today’s podcast, Episode 82, I will address both sides of this concept.
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What do frogs have to do with productivity? Mark Twain helps with getting those big things out of the way first thing. But what about the rest?
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I struggle with procrastination, especially if the list of items seems overwhelming. But Mark Forster really hit a home run by bringing relative difficulty into it.
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Next actions are defined as "the very next physical action required to move the situation forward" according to Getting Things Done. But this all depends on your definition of "forward".
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The systems that help our weaknesses are really the only ones we have to try for. We have to recognize our weaknesses and find tools to help us past them. And it doesn’t matter if it is due to neurodivergence, or if it is something brought on by stress, overwhelm and overextension.
