Wrote a little summary of my takeaways from reading Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: mindfultasks.com/finitude-…
Tasks and busyness never stopped filling in the recently vacated space afforded by checking off tasks and optimizing my calendar.
Amen. Awesome write up! I’ve bookmarked it to share liberally. 😊
@endonend Thanks for sharing this! I finished the book months ago, but still have not processed my notes. I promised I would, but knew it’d be hard for me tk actually do it.
The Buffet prioritization thing is actually frightening to me, in part because it makes so much sense. I generally have an idea what my top 5 are, I get frustrated that I don’t spend enough time there, and I also wouldn’t want to give up the next 5 things. It’s good to continue wrestling with this one.
You also have me considering going back to Things and dropping Todoist. Though probably I shouldn’t because the time to convert isn’t worth the subtle improved experience.
Would love to read a follow up in a month or two if you have it in you!
@bjhess I started the prioritization list tonight and it's already proving difficult to pick a top 5. I am going to try to see it through though, as it does make sense. Todoist is a great app. I looked at it briefly but didn't want to add another subscription to get the full benefit. And after looking at Things and seeing a good match of the ideas from the book, I was sold.
I will definitely follow up!
@endonend I bet that top 5 is a challenge! And then comes the resisting of the top 6-25!
Since I already have Todoist, I'm kind of stuck. I'd like to get rid of the subscription, but will have to decide if it's worth the time to convert (back, because I used to use Things, though I'm guessing my license/version is all out of date).
@endonend I did not write my top 25, but did write out my top 5 this week. Subject to change, but it is pretty eye-opening considering what I wrote and what I do. I think this will be helpful.