I think starting with based on your own experience let I mean it's goes back to how we do org design but you know what are some of the tensions you're experiencing in your life right now as it relates to that yeah task management productivity etc. From there from the tension like what's the work to be done and start with that tooling, then build the rest of the stack based on the the work tobe done. To tie both of these points together I wouldn't be hesitant about refactoring when something doesn't work so when you try something and you're like eh this isn't quite for me rather than just living with it take the time to try something else until
Where do our systems for organization and prioritization come from? How do we build discipline around new workflows? When and how do we learn how to work? And what happens when our systems have to gel with others’?
Answers to these questions vary from person to person—and they should. Because when it comes to managing our time and tasks, it’s worth challenging “best” practices.
In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans unpack their own relationships to productivity and productivity culture, exploring:
- What people-positive and complexity-conscious workflows can look like
- The difference between work that’s important and work that’s urgent
- Why tools should fit the shape of your work and not the other way around
- The connection between the techniques you use and the tensions you feel
- The big costs that come with having too much work in progress
- Why thinking about what you do and how you do it is a critical use of your time