Computer Arts

Thomas Sabatier: Redemption Road

Laura Thompson: Senseless

spring 2017

in? Does it inspire people’s trust or command their
attention? Be relentless in pursuit of your mission
and be prolific in whatever you decide to do.
As creatives we’re often obsessed with the quality
of our projects. And don’t get me wrong it’s good
to have high standards. But the idea of quality over
quantity can be misleading. I believe that quantity
can lead to quality. It’s only by doing a lot that we
figure out what works and what doesn’t – what we
like and what we don’t. It’s this commitment to action
that reverses the paralysing effect of choice. Smashing
out project after project will not only make you a
better creative but it’ll ensure that you never get
stuck between the hay and the water.

THE PRAcTicE

OF PRODUcTiViTy

mAke THe moST oF youR moRninGS

AnD mAP ouT youR PRioRiTieS

it sounds crazy that creatives would need to put

in place time to create. But if you feel yourself

spending more time managing than making that

could be exactly what you need. i find Tim Ferriss’

morning Pages exercise incredibly useful as a way

to kick-start my productive self and focus on the

day ahead. it goes like this...

1

RiSE EARLy

Wake up 30 minutes before you have to

avoiding all screens and distractions if you

can and grab yourself a pen and a notebook.

2

mAKE A LiST

Write down three to five things that are

making you anxious or uncomfortable. These

are often the things that you don’t want to do

and keep pushing from one day to the next.

3

PRiORiTiSE yOUR TASKS

For each item ask yourself: ‘If this were

the only thing that I accomplished today would

I be satisfied with my day?’ Put another way

which task if done will make all the other

things on the list easier or even irrelevant?

4

GET FOcUSED

Block out several hours to focus on one of the

things on the ‘yes’ list for the day. Piecing together

20 minutes here and there won’t cut it. Don’t worry

if things pop up during the day that’s life. Just deal

with them if they’re urgent and then bring your

focus back to the task at hand.

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