#get things done

[youwontbelievethethingsiveread]

Can Vetinari please be in charge of all my meetings

[beegalactica]

hot girl tips to be more productive

With a million things to do, where do we find the time? Sometimes it can be so easy to just procrastinate, not do your work and keep pushing it back till it's too late. Let's not do that anymore.

5-minute rule - start small. If you've been putting something off for a long time, trying to commit 1 hour to it can be challenging. You can't do a marathon without a warm-up first! Could you set a timer for 5 minutes to do that task? After 5 minutes if you want to continue, go for it; if you don't, that's okay, because at least you've done 5 minutes today, which is better than 0. Tomorrow or later in the day, try to challenge yourself to do 7 minutes this time, then 10, then 15, and you will get into that rhythm.

Eliminate distractions - it's all because of that damn phone 🙄 but seriously, tech and social media can have such a tight grip over our productivity and our attention. If you cannot control your usage, set app timers that lock the app after you use it for a certain amount of time or delete the app. I've been using a minimalist phone launcher called 'OLauncher' that removes all my icons and makes me manually have to type and search for the app. In the time it takes me to search for the app, I get to ask myself, "What am I looking for? Do I need to use it for something specific or do I just want to scroll?"

Schedule properly - note down all your commitments and non-negotiables in an app like Google Calendar and make sure all your big events are displayed there. Some people can fall into the habit of planning every second of their day, but I instead delegate a few tasks to each day and give myself any time within the day to complete them, the important thing being not when I do them, but that I do them in the end.

Write to-do lists - now this doesn't just mean in-app lists, which are very useful. Physically write them out. I use a scrap piece of paper and I write: "Today I WILL..." and then list all the things I want to get done. Having it written down helps me commit to it more and the feeling of ticking it is so satisfying.

Know your WHY - Why are you doing this? Why do you want to be more productive? Why do you want to study more? Always look at the bigger picture. Where do you want to be and how will your productivity help you get there?

Celebrate your wins - whether you completed all the things on your to-do list or just one, be proud of it. Some days, you will feel super motivated and fly through all your tasks, and other days you just want to stay in bed and do nothing. Making an effort is the first step to your success.

No matter whether your goal is to complete a project, get good grades, get into the school of your dreams, or just get your work out of the way so you can focus on other things, tackle it little by little. Just 20 minutes every day for a week is better than trying to do 140 minutes worth of work on the last day.

[spacedadsupport]

15/05/2026 Jean-Luc Picard @SpaceDadSupport Incoming Transmission…

The things you imagine that you cannot do well enough are the same things that other people do poorly all the time without concern. Do things. Get things done. You need not be perfect at most things.

[daily-prayers-to-lord-ares]

A Prayer to Ares for Motivation

Ares, Flame of Resolve,

You who never falter, never freeze

I call to You now to stir the fire within me.

The weight of stagnation presses heavy,

And I feel the slow pull of doubt,

Of hesitation, of stillness when I crave momentum.

Strike my spirit like a hammer to steel.

Sharpen my focus.

Fuel my will.

Let my heart beat with the rhythm of purpose.

Let my blood move with courage.

Let my mind clear like a battlefield before the charge.

You, who thrive in the push, the pursuit

Teach me to rise with intention,

To act, to build, to fight for what I seek.

Ares, Honored One,

Remind me that I was not made for passivity.

I was made to move.

To rise.

To win.

With You behind me,

I do not wait for the right moment

I create it.

[electronicsquid]

David Bowie

(1983)

[random-xpressions]

One of the signs of overthinking is inaction. You'll be so inside your head that you won't ever be able to step out into the concrete world. The mind functions as a processor and it only needs to do a certain set of mental activities that will ignite the entire body like analysis, assessment, calculation, foresight, determination. If you overload it with anything more especially excessive hypothesis, then the only possible outcome is a stressed out mind with almost zero productivity. So stop overthinking and dive straight into action - wisdom in its entirety is in the doing...

Random Xpressions

[bluepurpleviolatte]

''…it’s not motivation that’s lacking from the unproductive person, or the ability to order their lives (when motivated to do so). Often it’s simply a resistance to formalized – imposed – structure. To those with ADD characteristics, such impositions feel abnormal: like a mental imprisonment. In fact, many can be thrown (rather than helped) by organizational aids such as a to-do list or daily plan or appointment book. They become just another barrier – something else banging on their unconscious door as a reminder of their ‘deficit’. As we plot our path towards productivity, therefore, we need to remain acutely aware of this. Formal structures imposed upon us may simply build our resistance to organization. We have to ensure they’re our structures – suited to our needs – and aimed at securing our goals.''

-Robert Kelsey, Get Things Done

[palatinewolfsblog]

If...

i were a book or a song,

hope it would encourage others

to get up and go,

step by step,

get things done and

make a difference

show there are still things worth fighting for.

But just as there are

empty pages in some books

(before a new chapter begins)

and pauses in a song -

gotta remember to

take a deep breath,

take a break

now and then

to get some certainty...

for my dear friend @justbeneath-thesurface2