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On the other hand, mosquito...

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On the other hand, mosquito...

On the other hand, mosquito tasks can be used to break a particular project out of a procrastination rut. When I notice one of my projects stalled for a while, and I still really want to complete it, I sometimes granularize the hell out of the next action so I can see that moving the project forward really is as simple as “Get article from downstairs filing cabinet; Walk to store, buy highlighter; review article” etc.

Ganging your mosquito tasks By: Merlin Mann (10 replies) February 1, 2006 - 7:19am
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