5-2d1 Procrastinators often follow exactly the wrong track. They try to minimize their commitments, assuming that if they have only a few things to do, they will quit procrastinating and get them done.

But this goes contrary to the basic nature of the procrastinator and destroys his most important source of motivation. Invert human psychology.MentalModels

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• 5-2d2 You need somewhat grandiose goals to procrastinate structurally - テーマはひとつでは多すぎる

Related:

• 2-1a6c1 ‘Tendency to minimize energy output’ - Align your incentives properly, then (almost) everything will follow
• 2-1b2b5 Know the correlations between your bets. Holy grail is fifteen or so uncorrelated bets.
• 3-1c3 Write down anything with intent to use them in the future, because you won’t be able to do away with solving problems
• 3-1c3d0 Break down into mini-projects, they become more actionable because they are less scary than bigger ones
• 4-1a4b8b Multitasking can be adapted without any downsides if you conceptualize the mind accordingly
• QUE5 - Ask “am I working on what I most want to work on” because per-project procrastination is far worse than daily procrastination

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However, you can’t have too many TODOs on your list—because then you’ll be overwhelmed. Maybe keep them under 10~15 TODOs (I think the number coincides with Tiago Forte’s recommended maximum number of Projects to work on simultaneously), which is the same number as how many stocks to have in your portfolio (fractal asset allocation), or how many thinkers to take seriously at the same time.revisit

Steve Jobs and Elon Musk are focused on 3-5 stuff that needs to be get done in the next 18 hours, and prioritize them. I think both unconsciously process their TODOs fractally.

Related:

• 2-1a0c1d1 Focus on the few variables
• 3-1c3c0 Ideas have timing