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Nice approach. It is surely
Nice approach.
It is surely useful if you want to TEST something. But this requires that some infrastructure or foundation is already present.
For bigger things that require lots of effort, like starting a business, or creating a product, it will probably fail. I think one month of focused effort will get you further than 365 days of one hour per work each day.
agree, disagree
Hi Dan,
> It is surely useful if you want to TEST something. But this requires that some infrastructure or foundation is already present.
Absolutely. These are more like diagnostic tools for already-running personal systems.
> For bigger things fail. I think one month of focused effort will get you further than 365 days of one hour per work each day.
Hmmm. I think they're different. One month of focused effort is just that - a focus on certain priorities or projects. How you *accomplish* them is still at the hour-by-hour level.
Thanks for the stimulating comment.
Lovely Approach!
I love the idea of the micro experiments. One comment I'd add is: make sure the experiments are objective rather than subjective. Base the feedback on objective measures (something someone else could measure too and come up with the same number too). Subjective measures (eg how did I feel about that?) are useful sometimes, but also distorted by external factors.
Success is important - measure it well!
Good success metrics
Objective vs. subjective
Excellent point. This goes to metrics, which I made a stab at addressing in How Do You Measure Personal Productivity?
Success is important - measure it well!
Nice phrase! I'm stealing it :-) Thanks for reading, Benjamin.
Matthew, Fantastic
Matthew,
Fantastic post.
I'm one of those people who tend to break down projects into very small chunks of work. I take on multiple projects that span a few months time, but work on each one in bite-sized tasks per day. I know a lot of systems propose "just get it done," but this approach suits my creative disposition.
I also think that many of the above experiments can be incorporated as part of time logging, depending upon the format used.
Thanks for your comment,
Thanks for your comment, Chris. I agree re: apparently easy-to-execute ideas like "just get it done." Sometimes we need more than that, as you've done with *really* breaking it down.
> above experiments [as] time logging
Nice. Maybe part of a comprehensive work evaluation/audit... New product?
P.S. I liked your Smartlife article 25 Marketing Tasks & Projects You Can Outsource, in particular #6 (Finding Media Contacts) and #18 (Creating Expertise) via Help A Reporter Out. Also, heck-of-a resume, Chris.
New List Idea...
You've given me a new idea for a post -- X Personal Productivity Consultants. After perusing your posts, I can see the benefit in hiring some like yourself who can apply a variety of productivity methods, tools, and techniques tailored to people's unique work, cognitive, and behavioral attributes, as opposed to a "one size fits all" system. The TAILORING is absolutely key in my opinion.
music to my ears :-)
I can see the benefit in hiring some like yourself who can apply a variety of productivity methods, tools, and techniques tailored to people's unique work, cognitive, and behavioral attributes
Thanks! I'm always delighted to get referrals, Chris.
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