PTPL 219 · Do what works, drop the rest. Fit it all on one page.

How two people selling something taught me about generosity and productivity Photo of hands by Mikhail Nilov, photo of background lights by Ave Calvar Martinez — images altered and combined by me I’ve just read two truly useful articles, pointing to products I have no intention of using. I’m nodding my head at the generosity. This is the way to go about hawking what you’re selling! And it applies even when you’re not selling anything. Here are the articles: 1 - Your system should fit on one card How to calmly focus on the next task, without losing sight of where it fits into the bigger picture. A simple system is hard to abandon Friction isn’t neutral The list is the interface. The interface is the list. Pick the project you’re most behind on. Open a blank note — paper, digital, doesn’t matter. Write down, in plain words, the four fields. Project name. The goal. The next action. The deadline, if any. That’s your card. Keep it visible. When you’ve done the action, erase it and write…