PTPL 046: Using Mindful Productivity to Conquer Procrasti-Tasking

PLUS What I learned from doing without Obsidian for 4 days, and solving problems with things built for something else

Ellane

Apr 3, 2023

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This week —

Productivity and procrastination: how to avoid producti-tasking
Solving problems with things built for something else
What I learned from doing without Obsidian for 4 days
Using my phone to scan the first bunch of Paper Saver pages
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Productivity Tips and Inspiration

Understanding the relationship between productivity and procrastination

Samantha Hodder knows how to be busy doing things all day, aka “being productive”, and still not get the important things done. She calls this “procrasti-tasking”. I understand what that’s like, and I’m guessing you do, too.How to overcome it? There’s no easy fix if this is a habit, but here are some things I think can help:

Use structured procrastination
Put the item you want to do (instead of what you should be doing) on your to …

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