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JeffS · 11-04-2006, 05:23 PM

I also LOVE the "write everything down" part of things. Quick story to illustrate the point: this past week I finished a bunch of big projects that had consumed me for a while, and while I know there are a bunch of different directions I could go from here, I was basically frozen for hours, not knowing what to start or what to do next.

Finally, I got out a notebook, wrote down everything I was thinking about, started to organize it a little bit, and--BAM, suddenly my motivation was there, I could start working, my mood was better. It was incredible. Half an hour, three pages of notes, and I felt like a different person. It's been tough for me to really write EVERYTHING down, but the more I do it, the more I realize the genius of it. We (I, anyway) spend so much time planning and tweaking the plan that it's easy to forget how much brainpower is wasted doing those things.

11-04-2006, 05:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
JeffS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Astoria, NY Posts: 46	I also LOVE the "write everything down" part of things. Quick story to illustrate the point: this past week I finished a bunch of big projects that had consumed me for a while, and while I know there are a bunch of different directions I could go from here, I was basically frozen for hours, not knowing what to start or what to do next. Finally, I got out a notebook, wrote down everything I was thinking about, started to organize it a little bit, and--BAM, suddenly my motivation was there, I could start working, my mood was better. It was incredible. Half an hour, three pages of notes, and I felt like a different person. It's been tough for me to really write EVERYTHING down, but the more I do it, the more I realize the genius of it. We (I, anyway) spend so much time planning and tweaking the plan that it's easy to forget how much brainpower is wasted doing those things.