[HN Gopher] Aim, fire, scan: the 80/20 of executing on big projects
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       Aim, fire, scan: the 80/20 of executing on big projects
        
       Author : ChanningAllen
       Score  : 58 points
       Date   : 2024-01-09 19:42 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | bbor wrote:
       | Wow, this is... this is amazing. I thought my system was genius
       | only I could derive, but here you've got a ton of it written
       | down, plus a whole bunch of other ideas that sound great - I love
       | "ABZs" in particular, and the "three Me's" is great. On that
       | note, read some Extended Mind philosophy if you haven't,
       | originally from Chalmers I believe
       | 
       | Out of curiosity, do you think this is self-treatment for
       | attention deficiencies, or just an effective set of strategies?
       | In other words, is this a life strategy or a work strategy?
        
         | ChanningAllen wrote:
         | > On that note, read some Extended Mind philosophy if you
         | haven't, originally from Chalmers I believe
         | 
         | Literally considering writing a book on extended mind theoretic
         | ideas. Highly recommend Andy Clark's "Supersizing the Mind"
         | (2010).
         | 
         | > do you think this is self-treatment for attention
         | deficiencies, or just an effective set of strategies? In other
         | words, is this a life strategy or a work strategy?
         | 
         | Both. At first (~10 years ago) it was about managing
         | deficiencies, but before long I was performing far above the
         | average neurotypical knowledge worker.
        
         | jvanderbot wrote:
         | OODA loop?
        
           | KineticLensman wrote:
           | > OODA loop?
           | 
           | Observe, Overreact, Deny, Apologise?
           | 
           | [Edit]. Just kidding. OODA is foundational.
        
         | fwip wrote:
         | > I thought my system was genius only I could derive.
         | 
         | Spoilers: Nobody is that special. Even the greats in history
         | stand out only due to a complex combination of talent,
         | dedication, position, and opportunity.
        
       | quickthrower2 wrote:
       | These goal escrow sites, like stickK, beeminder are not my thing
       | but glad they help people. Here are some other hacks:
       | 
       | 1. Set your standards (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUck-
       | umj2WI, yes it is him, but it is good.)
       | 
       | 2. If plausible, release something shit / half done. You will
       | feel embarrassed and want to fix it up.
       | 
       | 3. Just get started. Do a minute. Soon you will be in work mode,
       | and forcing yourself to no to do it, so you can sleep at an
       | appropriate time!
       | 
       | 4. Try to do fun stuff if possible. Going to the gym is not fun,
       | but it feels good after. But if you have a side project, make it
       | a fun one, something you really are in to.
       | 
       | 5. Habits are very powerful. Your brush your teeth, right?
        
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