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Radically a) reduce AND b) organize these things. Take two weeks off (or similar), and stop EVERYTHING that comes in automatically from coming in automatically, but instead move feeds to bookmarks, so you can read these things IF YOU WANT. No newsletters (just bookmark the mainpages). Deactivate all notifications and alerts, unless your daily life depends on it. Consume all open tabs, store important stuff in bookmarks and delete non-important things. Take all your digital data and organize it properly, i'm using Apple Notes for all text infos (accounts, notes, ideas) and HDDs for storage (Movies, Music). It's okay to have 5000 notes, if they are organized properly and OUT OF SIGHT. I have folder with subfolders just with recipes, places and cars I like, but it works fine. Use Folders! Keep ONE "pinned" (Apple) Note on top, naming it TODO and just put everything that you REALLY have to do in there, work it down over the next weeks, no excuse. Get focus in your life. Spend your day doing this list, everything else is distraction. Bonus: Remove everything from your smartphone that's not essential. Go berserk and delete the email app. No "incoming" stuff except real communication with real friends and family. No Slack, no email, no social media. Bonus 2: Keep a clean computer: empty desktop, 1-2 tabs max, one task at a time, one monitor, one focus. Everything has it's place. Bonus 3: Grab a friend or stranger and do this together, share your progress. This helps so much. Be Marie Kondo, but with computers ;) |