Systems that survive a bad day.
Most systems work fine for the first two weeks. Then one bad day, and the whole system quietly falls apart. I write about the types of systems that don't.
Whether you spell it brain dump or brain-dump, it's the same method — this is where it's written about.
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Can't Finish a Notebook? How to Fill One to the Last Page
Notebooks abandoned around page six? It isn't willpower. Turn to the next clean double page and use a contents page to fill one to the last page.
How to Turn a Messy Brain Dump Into Three Tasks You'll Actually Start, Without Planning or Prioritising
The 1-1-1 Page is a gentler Rule of 3 for tired days: after a brain dump, circle one task for the house, one for you and one for work.
1 Oct 20263 min 03
How do you keep a to-do list going when you keep forgetting to check it?
The Kettle Page is a two-minute daily reset: one notebook by the kettle and one line to start your day, so your paper to-do list never gets forgotten.
30 Sept 20262 min 02
What Do You Do When a Traditional To-Do List No Longer Works for You?
A brain dump is the capture step every productivity system starts with. Here's how I use one page instead of a to-do list, and the rule that makes it work.
11 Sept 20264 min 01
How Do You Eat an Elephant? (or what to do when you don't know where to start)
Can't get started? Procrastination usually means the first step is too big. Cut the task into a bite small enough to do on a bad day.
8 Sept 20263 min