Fuck Lists

I often question the productivity of making lists. That's some bull shit right there. I'm gonna make a list of what sort of lists I ought to be making. I mean seriously?! How fucking productive can that be? It sounds to me like something that I would take to far, as opposed to just doing what I'm supposed to do.

Shit. The thing that I have found most productive is to give myself a reward. The knowledge that you're going to be getting a reward is motivation to get something started, and as we all know, getting started is 90% of the battle. People always talk about how they need motivation, and how making a list of crap that you have to do is just a tool. Some productivity blogs even say that you should narrow down your list to a few really important things. But here's my take on the situation: You know what it is that you need to get done, you don't have to write it down. You're not that stupid, the problem is actually doing whatever it is. So, where is your motivation? Easy. Think of the many things that you'd rather be doing, and use those as your rewards.

If you keep putting off getting your car fixed for instance, tell yourself that once it's fixed you'll be going to Starbucks and getting the best mocha-frappa-double-whipped-extra-chocolate-chino with five shots of espresso ever! Or whatever it is that you order at Starbucks. Or if the thing that you don't want to do is homework, download a bad-ass movie for when your done reading a chapter in your history book. Just don't make food your reward, I think you know why.

Anyway, that's just a little something that I found to increase productivity. Nothing else I've ever tried works, lists especially. That's pretty much the most bullshit thing ever. You don't need a fucking list. You know what's important to you.