Replace Your To-Do List With Interstitial Journaling To Increase Productivity
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instead of tracking your work with a to-do list, track your work with a journal. During your day, journal every time you transition from one work project to another. Write a few sentences in your journal about what you just did, and then a few more sentences about what you’re about to do. We weren’t
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Interstitial journaling is a great way to increase productivity by replacing your to-do list. Every time you switch projects, open up your journal and note the time, write a few sentences about what you just worked on, and write a few sentences about what you’re about to work on. This helps to bring thoughts and feelings up to a place that triggers your rational mind, and it's a habit that you can make. To-do lists that act as a working document for your day should be replaced by this journaling tactic for increased productivity.
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- instead of tracking your work with a to-do list, track your work with a journal.
- During your day, journal every time you transition from one work project to another.
- Write a few sentences in your journal about what you just did, and then a few more sentences about what you’re about to do.
- We weren’t built for multi-tasking, so transitions between projects are very tough. We end up getting lost in procrastination. Even when we manage to transition quickly into our next project, our brain is still thinking about the last project. That means our second project suffers from partial attention. The science of multi-tasking says partial a...
- The minimum journal entry Every time you switch projects, open up your journal and enter the following three things: Note the time. Most people will find having these timestamps to be useful to look back on. Write a few sentences about what you just worked on. “What project did I just finish? Are there any parts of that project that I’m still thin...
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Interstitial journaling is a great way to increase productivity by replacing your to-do list. Every time you switch projects, open up your journal and note the time, write a few sentences about what you just worked on, and write a few sentences about what you’re about to work on. This helps to bring thoughts and feelings up to a place that triggers...
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