Choose the task
One task, not the whole list.
task, desk, small step
Work nudge
When a task is stuck and needs not a big plan, but a small shift.
When it fits
- ✦ a task is stuck
- ✦ too many plans
- ✦ a start is needed
Not for this
- ✧ replacing a schedule
- ✧ self-deception by busyness
- ✧ complex work decisions without data
Key images
The word 'begin' rarely means 'do everything'.
The lot shows the entrance door of the task.
A small nudge beats a perfect plan.
How to read this scene
Draw a verb
Call, shorten, check, send, clear, postpone.
Do ten minutes
A lot should move things, not decorate a notebook.
Small practice
Draw one verb and do it for ten minutes.
For work and money, Kipper or Numerology fits if the task involves people and timing.
Journal questions
Which verb does the task need?
What can be done in ten minutes?
What am I complicating?