I go through the items one by one and “simulate” them briefly in my head. Then do what feels right, no pressure, also fine to do nothing. Only the “simulation” is mandatory
That is the real miracle method I’ve been chasing all my life.
Well I wasn’t more productive (or less productive), but I definitely feel less guilty. Since I’ve been fairly confident that stress from guilt has been preventing me from accomplishing anything, I’m gonna keep trying and see if that works out.
Relatedly, do you find you have to make the list the day of? Is it more the repeating out loud that’s helpful? I expect for me, I’d be able to make a list the night before, but I don’t think I’d be able to make one further out than that without me just ignoring it completely.
For me it works with these two tweaks:
That is the real miracle method I’ve been chasing all my life.
I’m definitely gonna try that, then.
Tell me how it went. I’m curious if it’s the best of all methods, or just what works for me.
Well I wasn’t more productive (or less productive), but I definitely feel less guilty. Since I’ve been fairly confident that stress from guilt has been preventing me from accomplishing anything, I’m gonna keep trying and see if that works out.
Relatedly, do you find you have to make the list the day of? Is it more the repeating out loud that’s helpful? I expect for me, I’d be able to make a list the night before, but I don’t think I’d be able to make one further out than that without me just ignoring it completely.