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Interestingly, The Now Habit says...

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Interestingly, The Now Habit says...

Interestingly, The Now Habit says that the schedule should contain the “hard landscape” stuff, plus scheduled time for recreation — but not upcoming work. For some folks, having too much work staring them in the face can lead to anxiety and procrastination.

To-Done: Scheduling tasks By: Merlin Mann (27 replies) August 18, 2005 - 4:09am
  • This only works if you... By: Andy (2005-08-18 04:44)
  • The David's reasoning for not... By: TjL (tntluoma.com) (2005-08-18 04:58)
  • I used to stick to... By: Dancemonkey (2005-08-18 05:21)
  • Actually, Keith is away and... By: Jay (2005-08-18 05:26)
  • Well.. I've tried doing this... By: Luisa (2005-08-18 05:57)
  • Flashback: i did this as... By: Otto (2005-08-18 06:49)
  • Interestingly, The Now Habit says... By: Mark B (2005-08-18 09:46)
  • I am one those people... By: Laura (2005-08-18 10:28)
  • One slight adjustment I make... By: Michael Morrissey (2005-08-18 11:22)
  • This article is spooky. I... By: Bill Gray (2005-08-18 11:32)
  • I love seeing how (and... By: Sarah (2005-08-18 12:06)
  • Taking the opportunity of my... By: Pascal Venier (2005-08-18 12:58)
  • My girlfriend was using her... By: mkb (2005-08-18 19:27)
  • i have found using due... By: eric (2005-08-18 22:07)
  • Merlin: you allude to GtD... By: David (2005-08-19 00:29)
  • David. It's always satisfying... By: TubbyMike (2005-08-19 01:48)
  • @tubbymike (and David) Yeah I think... By: Merlin (2005-08-19 03:05)
  • Is this method really non-canonical... By: Lou Reynaldo (2005-08-19 07:01)
  • Interesting... There was a program I... By: Anthony Baker (2005-08-19 07:47)
  • Heh. Mission Control marketing... By: JayeRandom (2005-08-19 11:57)
  • Luisa/Laura: schedule in time for... By: Mike (2005-08-20 01:29)
  • There's a great little free... By: Krissa (2005-08-20 12:14)
  • I'd think the main problem... By: Jeff Kenton (2005-08-22 08:47)
  • I think that in utilizing... By: Jon Marshall (2005-08-22 16:18)
  • I have found a simply... By: Stepan Borodulin (2005-08-22 19:35)
  • I keep my NA list... By: Katherine (2005-08-26 04:25)
  • I started doing this in... By: Vaguely Artistic (2005-08-31 03:47)
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