Aurasky Newsletter 7
Planning Only One Step Out
"You don't have to map out fifty steps, you'll instead just do each one of those fifty steps when it comes time."
Rather than leading to better execution, the process of planning can be overwhelming and create inertia for action. Mike Shea, one of my favourite practitioners of GTD, explains how he solves this using a simple yet effective solution.
http://mikeshea.net/Planning_Only_One_Step_Out.html
David Bowie Answers the Famous Proust Questionnaire
"What is your current state of mind?
Pregnant."
What a beautiful of saying it. In this quirky but smart answers, one learns about the meaning of life itself.
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/07/10/david-bowie-proust-questionnaire-vanity-fair/
A Week of Anti To-do List
"It reduced my resistance for the work. As I was engaging with the work at hand, rather than just contemplating about it — which only increased my resistance to do it."
You have heard of to-do list. But, Anti to-do list?
https://medium.com/@sathyanands/a-week-of-anti-to-do-list-a525ca12d74d
Why You Shouldn't Finish What You Start | Puttylike
"You hear it from practically every freaking guru on the planet. I’m sorry, but this advice simply doesn’t cut it for us multipotentialites."
Haha.. This made me smile. In your faces, you 'gurus'!!!
https://puttylike.com/why-you-shouldnt-finish-what-you-start/
My Quest to Find the Perfect Productivity System — I failed!
"I am productivity. I narrowed down to 6 different almost self-contained productivity systems in my research."
Here is my take on various productivity systems and what I ended doing with it.
https://medium.com/@sathyanands/my-quest-to-find-the-perfect-productivity-system-i-failed-35b1edf20c37
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