07/10/2025
I think I finally cracked the code.
After 41 years of trial and error, Iāve landed on a system that actually works for my brain.
Maybe itāll work for yours too.
At the start of this year, I began doing The Artistās Way, and with itāmorning pages:
Three handwritten pages, first thing every morning.
And when I skip it?
I turn into a crabby little gremlin. No joke.
But hereās the part that changed everything ā¬ļø
As I write, ideas start popping up.
So I grab a Post-it and jot down each ideaāone per sticky. Thatās it.
No judgment.
No trying to sort or organize.
Just get it out.
Later, once Iām in work mode (post-kid drop-off), I sit with my rainbow pile of Post-its and start sorting:
āØ Big future stuff
šļø This-week stuff
šØ Must-do-right-now stuff
Once somethingās plugged into the right spot? The sticky gets tossed.
Done.
No more endless, anxiety-producing to-do lists.
Just one clear braināand a pile of little squares that help me breathe easier.
It might not be your system.
But it works for me.
(Feel free to try it on for size.)
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