Focus and follow-through
Getting started, staying with it, coming back after an interruption and keeping track of what you promised.
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Focus and follow-through
Body doubling: what it is and how to try it
Working alongside someone else, each on your own task, helps some people start and keep going. What body doubling is and simple ways to try it.
Focus and follow-throughCan't get started? Try a five-minute start
When a task feels too big to begin, shrink the first step, promise five minutes, park side-quests, and decide at the end whether to keep going.
Focus and follow-throughHow to keep track of everything you've promised people
Promises slip when they stay where they were made. Capture each one, link it to its source and keep one queue you check every day.
Focus and follow-throughHow to pick up where you left off: write a re-entry note
Before you stop, write four short lines: where you are, what you decided, what is open and what comes next. Coming back gets much easier.