I came across and interesting (old! 2017) Tweetstorm today about productivity that’s making me think. It’s worthwhile reading the whole thing here.
Basically, make sure every group project finishes with a specific deliverable. Common sense, but from experience that are many projects that just kind of gradually fade away for one reason or another after they get almost completed.
1/ I'm increasingly convinced that THE most important thing in productivity is to end every cycle with a clear milestone or deliverable
— Tiago Forte (@fortelabs) May 16, 2017
8/ But it goes deeper. By finishing w/ an artifact, physical or conceptual or visual, you have something to ponder between sessions
— Tiago Forte (@fortelabs) May 16, 2017
Sounds like common sense – but, much like how we all know Deep Work is important, I wonder how many times this actually ends up happening in practice?