As a maker, what's your favourite life-hack?
André J
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For me personally:
Pushing the hard tasks into the beginning of the day when my brain is refreshed and ready for a challenge. And do more light-weight task later that can be done on Auto-pilot.
What's your favourite life-hack?
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Robert Mao@mave99a
NFT Studio
always has a deadline.
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Semen Retention is my life-hack, follow the relevant subreddit for more info.
FixMeBot
I have developed the habit of doing the most important and difficult things early in the morning.
Do some activity before jumping straight to work to prepare my body and mind. It. Walk or light sports boost my creativity and efficiency.
@nevemind_com yepp, that helps! I should do that more often!
Do the hardest thing first.
WordSeek
Timeboxing! It changed my life - this way I can make sure that I work on everything I wanted to work on that day and I don't get too carried away with spending the whole day on 1 thing.
Social Champ
Make a product that users find helpful in their daily use.
NotesNudge
embracing "do nothing" moments, to let the mind wander and create. it's tempting to fill every minute with hustle, but magic often sparks in the pauses. it's a counterintuitive life-hack, but one i've found invaluable in my maker journey. we must remember that our minds aren't machines — they need space to breathe, create, and surprise us.
my favorite life hack is using a structured daily planner, digitally or physically, to categorize tasks into 'must-dos,' 'should-dos,' and 'could-dos,' allowing me to efficiently prioritize and manage my time, and ensure that my creative energy is focused where it matters most!
Walk, when engaged in long calls or audio meetings. Helps me stay active and burn some extra calories 😉
@kaustumbh7 I read Steve Jobs did this a lot!
@sentry_co Ohh nice! I didn't know that 🙂
Always start somewhere even when I don't know where to start. Same as you I push the hard tasks up first, and a lot of time I didn't know where to start, for example making a really tough content angle for a campaign.
Back then I would just stuck in the thinking and pondering phase, but now I realized I need to start somewhere. So now I just start writing things down, or chat with Afforai to help me brainstorm
@notnminh187 yes, sometimes you have to let things simmer in the pot for a while.
Break larger tasks down into smaller, more manageable steps. This will make them feel less overwhelming and easier to tackle.
@nina_austria good one. Some things can’t be broken into smaller parts tho. How do you tackle that? Personally I go into rainman mode when it happens 🤓
@sentry_co That’s a great point- not all tasks can be easily broken down. If the reason we can’t break it down is because the task is especially complex or specialized, some things that might help are seeking clarification from experts who could help us look at the problem from another angle, researching + gathering info to help us gain a better understanding and possibly identify smaller components / subtasks, or stepping away from the task for a bit and coming back to it with a fresh mind (source: afforai 🤓). I find this last one is often really helpful and usually helps me find those first steps I can take to make even a bit of progress. Rainman mode works too though!
Dezan.cc
@sentry_co I'm interested knowing more about rainman mode
Avarup
A coffee a day,
is the best way
☕