Big breakthrough with my productivity! I have found a system!
It’s only going to work temporarily (as all systems I’ve ever tried have), but I’m enjoying it while it lasts.

Step 1: Keep my todo list digital. GTD, tags and categories, due dates and contexts — all that jazz.
Step 2: Choose 3 (and only 3) things to do during any particular day and put them in a paper notebook.
Step 3: Break the first item down to it’s first immediate actio, put that on a separate sheet of paper labeled “next actions”.
Step 4a: Do the thing. Check it off once it’s done.
Step 4b: If I get distracted and end up doing something else — write down what distracted me. Get back to the “main activity” ASAP.
Step 5: When done — mark the task as done.
Step 6: Repeat steps 3-6 until all 3 of the daily “must do” taks are completed.

I mean, it’s so fucking simple, but if it works — it works. I’ll keep you updated on how long this system works for me.

Work

I have been behind on work since about mid-September. People going on vacations, organizational mishaps, and a bunch of other factors all coincided and now I’m out here in mid-October still dealing with a bunch of overdue tasks.
This isn’t good for my mental health + my general “avoidance” response to things that make me anxious.
But I managed to get my shit together and do my best to catch up.
The verdict is still out on the quality of my work, but at least meaningful progress has been made and hopefully I’ll be able to end October with no overdue tasks.

Books

Who has time to read when there are so many things to be anxious about?

Blog

I figured out how to write/upload/publish posts with just my phone. For months I’ve been toying with the idea of going back to WordPress just so I could easily update my blog “on the go” (not that I ever “go” anywhere). But a few hours of messing around with iOS shortcuts + working with Working Copy, Drafts, and 1Writer has gotten me to a place where I can draft a post and then make it go live with just a few button presses.
With that, the temptation to ever leave the comfort of static site generators is gone. Finally.
I can even post photos!

TV

It’s all been Taskmaster and Would I Lie to You this week. I don’t have the attention span for anything other than British pannel shows.