Comments on: Tuesdays Tip: Start Something http://www.productivity501.com/tuesdays-tip-start-something/186/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Juggling Frogs http://www.productivity501.com/tuesdays-tip-start-something/186/comment-page-1/#comment-867 Juggling Frogs Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:03:44 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/tuesdays-tip-start-something/186/#comment-867 I don't remember where I read it, but a few months ago I came across the idea to "just get the file out". This has helped me so much! Instead of telling myself I have to get going on a particular project, I tell myself, "I'll just get the file out" or "I'll just create a shell of the document." Once I'm sitting in front of the word processor or open file, it is hard to stop working on it. If I do nothing more, or walk away to handle a distraction, the file is open on my desk/desktop when I return, beckoning to me to continue. I don’t remember where I read it, but a few months ago I came across the idea to “just get the file out”. This has helped me so much!

Instead of telling myself I have to get going on a particular project, I tell myself, “I’ll just get the file out” or “I’ll just create a shell of the document.”

Once I’m sitting in front of the word processor or open file, it is hard to stop working on it. If I do nothing more, or walk away to handle a distraction, the file is open on my desk/desktop when I return, beckoning to me to continue.

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