As creators, our obsessions with personal productivity is unhealthy.

I came across this post, going into some serious detail about the pros and cons and nuances of the new trendy productivity software, todo apps, etc.

Who. Fucking. Cares.

Being organized is overrated. Writing down “notes” is overrated. Mental frameworks are overrated. Self-help books are overrated. The Pomodoro technique is overrated. Productivity hacks and gurus are overrated.

All of this crap is a way for us to “feel” productive without actually getting things done.

People use fancy productivity systems because they forgot to set a simple goal.

A simple goal: Launch the thing. Build the feature. Write the blog post. Outsource the thing.

Once you set a goal, you don’t need a “system”. The “system” is your brain. Your brain is a smart and enterprising MF!! That brain of yours is smart enough to prioritize what needs to get done and in what order.

While you’re tweaking your project plan in some trendy todo app, someone else already built and launched your idea.

...with a todo list written on a post-it note.