Find your focus
Make the next step small enough to start
“Work on the proposal” is a project. “Write the customer’s problem” is an action.
Find your focus
What could you finish before starting more?
A long list of active work can hide how little is reaching the finish line.
Find your focus
Give one task an uninterrupted appointment
A useful work block begins with a clear outcome, not just a timer.
Find your focus
Leave your future self a way back in
The last minute of a session can make the first minute of the next one easier.
Find your focus
Put similar small tasks in the same window
Some work gets easier when you stop reopening it all day.
Find your focus
Make room by stopping something
A new priority needs space in the week you actually have.