I prefer to follow daily impulses instead of waiting for the motivation to tackle the Most Important Thing.
What about folks who could almost endlessly procrastinate and never get the urge to work on something? Personally, i think that having a fair bit of discipline and forcing yourself to do the necessary things is needed in most pursuits.
Of course, i agree with TODO lists not always being good, but in my case it's mostly because i haven't found that many fast and functional solutions for organizing my tasks. Some of the ones that are almost suitable:
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I extended my policy of "eat when you are hungry, rest when you are tired" to include "work on what you can".
I prefer to follow daily impulses instead of waiting for the motivation to tackle the Most Important Thing. I work on what will get my full energy.
This works well for me. I run a website, and I don't have bosses or clients, just readers. As long as the website keeps getting better, it's fine.
I use fewer and fewer todo lists. I find that they make you feel a little too good about intending to do things.
What about folks who could almost endlessly procrastinate and never get the urge to work on something? Personally, i think that having a fair bit of discipline and forcing yourself to do the necessary things is needed in most pursuits.
Of course, i agree with TODO lists not always being good, but in my case it's mostly because i haven't found that many fast and functional solutions for organizing my tasks. Some of the ones that are almost suitable:
Ouch.