Getting Started: To-Do Lists (Patreon)

Breaking things into parts always seems like it comes naturally to others, but not for me. I tend to look at the whole building, not seeing the bricks that make it up. Laying one brick is easy, but not satisfying to my instant-gratification-centered-brain. Laying one brick a day is better than no bricks. My brain chooses to conveniently forget this. Instead, it says “Oh, well, we could never do that whole thing today,” and then never has to get started.

(Tim Urban’s TED talk on procrastination is a must-see if you haven’t already!)