No, this is NOT a task management methodology. NOR is this a habit building methodology.

This is a DECISION-MAKING methodology.

Level up your productivity with this simple but POWERFUL framework.

What do you mean?

When you have list of tasks to go through, it can be a pain deciding what to do.

One way to resolve this is to use an Eisenhower Matrix.

Basically, you separate tasks into four quadrants:

  • !!! Important And Urgent

  • !! Urgent But Not Important

  • ! Important But Not Urgent

  • Not Important or Urgent

You prioritize the top and work your way to the bottom.

The Problem

At some point, you’re going to have a lot of tasks in one quadrant that you don’t know how to prioritize.

When this happens, the WHY matters more than anything else.

The Solution

  1. Make a list of all the things you want to keep track of.

  2. Mark the date you last did them.

  3. Keep track of the days since each date.

  4. Update the list everyday.

It’s THAT simple!

 FAQs

  • Generally, it’s best to count days, because that’s the smallest unit of time that provides the least amount of friction to keep track of.

    If you have, say, 100 trackers, and you want to write the exact time, down to the second, that you did them, you’re going to tire out very quickly.

    It’s a lot easier to just check off each task you did today and hide the ones you didn’t, like any other checklist.

  • As previously stated, logging your trackers should be as simple and friction-less as possible.

    If you want to capture units of time, create a tracker that has a cut-off or range of units in the title (.e.g, read a book for 10+ minutes, read a book for 10-20 minutes, etc.).

  • Habit trackers are meant to build habits.

    This is a more general approach for keeping on top of what objects of interest have been done recently versus what's grown stale.

    This can most certainly be used as a habit manager, but it's usage is more generic.

  • We're all human. Sometimes, too much is too much.

    If that's the case, then go through your list of trackers and ask yourself the following questions.

    • Have I achieved my goals with this tracker? Is my habit and routine built up enough where it’s no longer 100% necessary to know when I last did this?

    • Is this really important to me personally compared to all other things I’m tracking, or this something that I’ve lost interest in, and I am barely making any effort to do often?

    • Do I gain anything from doing this frequently or keeping track of when I last did this, or do I have anything to lose from deleting this?

    If asking yourself these questions makes you want to delete a tracker, then do so.

    If you want to keep a historical record, then archive all the related data (e.g., the dates which you checked off the tracker).

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