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Aw Yiss, Breadcrumbs

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I think I’m going to be talking about procrastination quite often. It’s been the bane of my life for a long time now.

If I’m going to leave things unfinished or interrupt myself I need to find a way to restart.

I’m trying to leave a trail of breadcrumbs that can get me back on track.

These make it easier to recover from getting sidetracked.

Aw Yiss, a duck finds some breadcrumbs
by Kate Beaton on Hark! A Vagrant
  • I have a gratitude journal listing things I’ve done and things I’m grateful for every day.

I am very self critical and filling this in has helped me develop the habit of thinking about the positives. I leave the journal next to my bed and write just before I sleep, which helps avoid ruminating and keeping me awake.

  • I use logseq for taking notes and brainstorming on the pc. I prefer the feel of writing ideas onto paper but logseq is great for taking notes from pdfs and youtube videos.
  • I send emails to myself.
  • I like things on twitter that I might want to revisit
  • My browser history or the plethora of open tabs that stretch into the distance
  • I have a whiteboard in my office that I sometimes leave messages on
  • If I’m reading a book that I want to refer back to I stick small post-its on the relevant page
  • Sometimes I just take a picture of something with my phone, all pics get uploaded to google photos automatically.

If I was writing more code ( and I’d like to be doing that ) I could also use github as a history of work done. Hopefully with meaningful commit messages.

  • Bullet Journaling is the main way for me to list my tasks and work through them during the day. I don’t decorate or do anything complicated with it, it’s a form of short-term memory on paper.