[dmje]

Hilarious. $65 for a pack of index cards and a block of wood.

Good on em if they can make this work. It's genius. For all the wrong reasons.

I started worrying about "my method" when I was 14 and back then my revision time largely involved colouring in new and increasingly complicated revision timetables.

35 years later and I've finally nailed it: stop fannying about with endless "techniques". Stop procrastinating with the latest task fad. Stop buying new software, new hardware, new (lol) blocks of wood and index cards.

Instead, just do. The. Work.

It might involve a notepad, it might involve a task app. But either which way, push the how to the back and bring the do to the front.

Turn off email. Turn off your phone. Turn off notifications.

This is the true way that work gets done.

[going_ham]

You hit the nail with this one. All these productivity hacks or tools misses the crucial point. _Human psychology_. Sure, it is fun to have these, but at the end of the day the users require discipline to execute them. Nothing beats getting things done.

Of all the getting things done advice, I like breathing the most.

Simple, cost effective, instantly brings you to focus if done correctly, elevates mood, rationalizes behavior. Nothing beats it.

[bsder]

These are about the size of half a Hollerith (punch) card. I miss punch cards.

They were the perfect size to fit in my shirt pocket folded in half. And they were effectively free since everybody was getting rid of them.

Sadly, I ran out of my stash about 8 years ago. And now they're not free anymore.

[rileytg]

for me the $35 stand is well worth it. i’ve been following something like this pattern for 15y, and the stand just makes it a little easier and more pleasant. I couldn’t make this kinda thing for less, i don’t have a wood shop.

[smoldesu]

What's stopping you from buying a pack of miniature notebooks from Amazon/Staples/Office Depot/Alibaba for a fraction of the price? What are you getting with this system that cannot be replaced by a cheaper, more versatile solution?

Sorry if this sounds antagonistic, but I'm trying my hardest to wrap my head around a $30/month paper-as-a-service solution.

[1123581321]

I don't have this thing, but didn't he tell you the answer to your question? It's nicer looking and more pleasant to use than cheap cards and stands. It's a frustrating answer, because how can you rebut except say, "I don't value that," but it's at least straight-forward...

[cultofmetatron]

after all this time, I find the mist effective way to get shit done.

pen and notebook. I write down my objective for the day and the smaller steps required to accomplish that. Then I just mark down as I go.

no complicated process needed, just do it