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What will this project look like when it's done? Clarify the outcomes! Brainstorming: filling in the gaps between the current reality and the envisioned reality. Mind mapping; quantity over quality. Project needs clarity? Move up the natural planning scale! Needs action? Move down the scale.

Review your lists as often as you need to get them off your mind. Review everything at least once a week. "Het gevoel van de week voordat je op vakantie gaat, maar dan elke week". Natural planning: define post rpose and principles, envision outcome, brainstorm, organize, identify next action.

Implement this system!

Collect, process, organize, review, do. Decide on actions to take given a collected thing. Collect EVERYTHING or it won't work. Have as few collection buckets as possible. Empty them regularly. Blz 32.

So far forced me to get back up to speed on my own productivity frameworks.
1. What are your "open loops"?
2. What defines a successful outcome? - goals
3. What is the next physical step you can take to get closer to this outcome?
4. Keep track of these loops in a reliable system.

"Thing rarely get stuck because of lack of time, that rather happens because doing them has not been defined"