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Mar 19, 2025, 11:42 AM
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Member Since: Aug 2013
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You've stumbled on the Autofocus method developed by Mark Forster. A user's review on Medium where I snagged the steps.
The 5 Simple Steps of Autofocus
- List Everything: Start with a notebook and jot down all your tasks as they come to mind.
- Quick Scan: Read through the list quickly without taking any immediate action.
- Feel the Pull: Slow down and let one task stand out to you. It’s that feeling of readiness.
- Work on It: Dive into the task for as long as it feels right. No need to force yourself to work longer.
- Update and Repeat: Cross off the task, and if it’s not finished, re-enter it at the end of the list. Keep going until no task stands out on the page.
The reviewer adds: "But why does Autofocus work so well? It’s all about finding a balance between your rational and intuitive thinking."
In practice I find myself rotating and inventing task management systems. The Doer me has the added burden of continually tricking the Lazy me.
Yesterday I scored a nearly perfect day. Did a bit of bookkeeping for my finances, dispatched my inbox and short condo todo list, enjoyed a break in the rains to get sour rye bread discounted for the month (gotta love discounts), shared my research on Alpaca socks (great for travel because they repel water and don't hold smells and dry fast) with the store I sometimes buy socks from; met up with a researcher from a study I'm part of for my payment; took the light rail to the county library to return a book, traveled back to return 2 DVDs to the university library, read a bit in the library using their wifi access, home for rest and a fast snack before being part of a script read for screen writers; a proper dinner, watched 2 episodes of "The Dark Side of Comedy" (Norm Macdonald & Ellen Degeneres) and then to sleep with a smile.
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