Commitment Inventory

let’s be very honest
- can lose its charm
Mark Foster
- - struggle to find productivity system
  - managing time: not the biggest problem
  - managing attention
    - reduce the amount of things
overpacked schedule
- cascading TDL
- want to be more intentional in what you take on
create an exhaustive list:
- make sure all aspect of life that’s important get attention they deserve
- all the areas of commitment
  - house work
  - life admin (?)
  - family care
  - read for knowledge
  - read for skill
decide the time frame
- day, week, month, year
assign percentage of time
- pie chart to visualize easy
trim the list of commitment
- none less than 10%
- to make sure each category has enough time to do it well
- final commitment breakdown
where the rubber meets the road
- Literally:
  - Referencing a car’s rubber wheels making contact with the road
- Figuratively:
  - The point at which a theory or idea is put to a practical test
  - When things become serious
- need to be done
parent project
- visual reminder
- on lock
list of all the categories
break big task down into checklist
hard decision: fit into or replace
bursts / pomodoro
everyone needs a bit of leisure time
- don’t be too hard on yourself
TDL
- to do list
- include unrelated task
- UGH: the resistance
CL
- check list
- break project down into smaller, sequential task
- reduce resistance