Comments on: Break it Down to the Ridiculous http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/break-it-down-to-the-ridiculous/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Brad Isaac http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/break-it-down-to-the-ridiculous/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Brad Isaac Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:39:10 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=380#comment-540 Dale, I'm glad it's giving you some benefits of calm. What I think the 20 list does best is enhance creativity. Even if you pick one or two things from the list and throw out the rest, I've found the excercize pays off really well. That Frazz cartoon reminds me of a true situation where I told a former co-worker this technique and he ran up to me with his list a few hours later and it had "Drive home after work" on it. There's probably more to his reasoning for putting that down, but I didn't ask. Since I believe there are no wrong answers when doing this...just come up with 20. Maybe he wrote that to avoid driving around town wasting time, etc. Dale, I’m glad it’s giving you some benefits of calm. What I think the 20 list does best is enhance creativity. Even if you pick one or two things from the list and throw out the rest, I’ve found the excercize pays off really well.

That Frazz cartoon reminds me of a true situation where I told a former co-worker this technique and he ran up to me with his list a few hours later and it had “Drive home after work” on it. There’s probably more to his reasoning for putting that down, but I didn’t ask. Since I believe there are no wrong answers when doing this…just come up with 20. Maybe he wrote that to avoid driving around town wasting time, etc.

]]> By: Dale Hanks http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/break-it-down-to-the-ridiculous/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Dale Hanks Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:24:44 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=380#comment-539 Thanks Brad. Your post a little while ago about making lists, getting down twenty things, has got me making lists once a day. Here are today's tasks that I want to get done. Of course one can always stoop to Frazz's level. (http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/archive/frazz-20060217.html) I am not sure how much more productive I am, but I am more calm and directed and that is a huge help. And for a pat on the back I can review what I did get done and not just try and recall it in my head. Thanks Brad. Your post a little while ago about making lists, getting down twenty things, has got me making lists once a day. Here are today’s tasks that I want to get done. Of course one can always stoop to Frazz’s level. (http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/archive/frazz-20060217.html)

I am not sure how much more productive I am, but I am more calm and directed and that is a huge help. And for a pat on the back I can review what I did get done and not just try and recall it in my head.

]]> By: Matthew Cornell http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/break-it-down-to-the-ridiculous/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Matthew Cornell Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:22:35 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=380#comment-538 I enjoyed your post, Brad. Thanks. I enjoyed your post, Brad. Thanks.

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