> [!tldr] One contained session of productivity [[Pomodoro Technique 🍅|Pomodoros]] and [[Time Blocking|time block]]/[[Timeboxing]] aren't *really* about "time". It's not enough to sit down and turn on a timer. It's about the ultimate productivity tip: [[Index Card - Productivity|consistently make time to focus on progressing one important thing.]] - **Selection** - [[What's Important Now]] - **Space** - making room in your day - make room in your mind - **Execution** - [[Do what you can, with what you have, where you are right now]] - In a [[Meditation|meditative]] way: notice your mind wandering off task, try to understand why, pull it back if you can - **Reflection** - did you do the thing? [[Don't leave things stuck]] - update your systems > [!tip] Thinking & doing script > 1. What can I do right now? > 1. What's important *(obligations, events, goals)* > 2. What do I have (*tools & context*) > 3. How long do I have > 2. What will I try to get done? > 3. Do the thing. > 4. Update your systems - what did you get done & what's next ## My History with Work Blocks The work block is the concept that's evaded my for years. [[Index Card Sized Productivity]] is where I started to figure it out. These plus [[Next Action]]s are what [[GTD|David Allen]] was saying all along. I'm experimenting with [[Ongoing Capture]] of work blocks using my [[Bullet Journaling|Bullet Journal]] and/or my [[Obsidian Journal]]. **** # More ## Source - self