How the notebook worksEvery page answers two questions: what kind of thinking it keeps, and how far along that thinking is.What it keepsNotesmy thoughts in fluxTopicA gathering point. It collects the notes underneath it, and sometimes nothing is written in the middle.MineMy ideas, at every stage of thought.Inspiredthis oneNot fully, or mostly, original. It says whose idea it started as.StubNot enough to say in public yet. Here for the links in and out.How far alongSteepingThin and early. Written down so I can find out what I think of it.BrewingHas a shape, still moving. Most of the notebook lives here.PouredFinished, which is not the same as long. Five words can be poured.Mix kind and stage on the benchEdited
A Productive Visit
TL;DR:
Choose a thing, show up and be with it for at least a breath, then decide how to engage.
Here are some helpful steps from Kourosh:
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- Choose some work or play.
- Be with it
- Preferably with distractions set aside
- For at least a single deep breath of time
- Optionally, nudge the work forward
- Optionally, if it’s not done, schedule a next visit
Personal thoughts
I recently came across a blog post from Kourosh Dini which mentions the topic of productivity “visits”. For me this is a great stategy to get started, particularly on a task where I do not know where or how to start.
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