Systems Over Willpower: Designing Goal-Execution Workflows
Translate big outcomes into weekly sprints with three concrete deliverables. On Monday, plan; midweek, adjust by removing lower-value tasks; Friday, review. Short cycles reduce overwhelm, expose bottlenecks, and generate quick, motivating feedback.
Systems Over Willpower: Designing Goal-Execution Workflows
Cap your Work In Progress to one or two active tasks. Fewer tracks mean fewer context switches, higher finish rates, and cleaner focus. A small personal Kanban board helps visualize flow and exposes where tasks silently pile up.