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by surprisetalk·3y ago·view on hn ↗
What I've been doing lately is keeping a public /now page with my next few months of project roadmaps.

Make your roadmaps sharable! Ask friends and family for feedback :) It's much easier to prioritize projects with a little help. My wife tells me when my project plans are too lofty or unaligned with my goals.

Break your project roadmaps into 1-week "beats"! Seeing all your beats lined up together on a timeline will force you to FEEL how much time each project is going to take up in context. For example, do you want to write 10 self-contained short-stories or 10 sprints of an app prototype?

Choose your projects MONTHS in advance! Maintaining rough project timelines keeps your priorities consistent over time. If I'm still interested in a project by the time I get to it months later, it's a good sign that I'm committed to finishing (rather than passing curiosity).

Lately, I've been ignoring money/status projects and just going for fun low-hanging fruits on my list. I've been finding it more enjoyable to FINISH tiny things than to always be abandoning big things.

[1] https://taylor.town/now