![]() ![]() I’ll hit a nerve with my point about building complexity in Notion. I wouldn’t think about trying to make it better, I’d simply use it. I wanted to build something that would become second nature. Trying to make one tool do the three jobs.I don’t want to get caught in the trap of sharpening the axe after it’s sharp. It’s a habit of mine to tweak, tweak, and tweak some more. Using a tool that was more complex and complicated than I needed.In designing my productivity system for 2022, I wanted to avoid: You get the idea.Īnd sometimes- if you’re lucky-this stuff might make you more productive. You can build insane workflows, set up complex task management databases. One of the issues with apps like Notion, Roam, Obsidian, is that they are open-ended. It's like the equivalent of bullet journalling where (usually) women will spend hours drawing on the pages instead of doing their work.- Sam Matla January 14, 2022 Guys will spend 420+ hours modifying their Notion templates and databases instead of getting actual work done. The Best Productivity System Is The One You Don’t Tweak 24/7 And while I love the app itself, task management is not what it’s made for.Ī system that leverages specific tools for specific jobs beats a system that forces a single app to manage everything. I also found that I spent too much time “building” the system instead of using it. I tried handling everything in Notion, but found that the calendar system let me down. In the past, I’ve tried making single apps do all these three things. Manage tasks and projects (task manager).Store information, resources, ideas, thoughts (notebook).There are three things that a productivity system must do: The 3 Requirements of a Productivity System It’s not like I haven’t gone through the whole “it’s time to reset” thing before (and no, I’m not talking about the WEF version). In December, I decided to completely revamp my system.īut I needed to do it right. I’d forget important tasks-especially commitments to other people.
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