Get Everything Done

After crashing and burning with New Question FVP, I've decided to go back to simple scanning with a few tweaks:

1. Scan through the list, doing anything that stands out with the question: "Am I resisting not doing this now?" or alternatively, scan the list for "What am I resisting not doing now?"
2. When you reach the end of the list, answer the question "What am I most resisting not doing?" and write it down.
3. Avoid adding things, if possible, except under condition 2.

So far it seems to be working well, but only time will tell.

The third rule seems to be a hindrance from what I can gather over here. It just hinders to empty your head by letting the list catch everything. Rule #2 already ensures you max out the NEW QUESTION for it's usefulness. Due to rule #1 you are already fuelling your intuition with the topography of the list in regards to the NQ, this is IMHO already establishing what you want out of rule #3.

If you have rule #3 in order to keep the list short, then, well, what is the best strategy to keep a Long List short in general?

That’s a good critique and I’ll try it with just two rules for a while.

Awesome! Report back how it goes. I do like RSS and may tried it out myself at some point. It is very similar to what I do at the moment, which is a daily list driven by the NQ.

So far it's working like a charm. An additional habit I have which could be codified as a rule is:

- If you go through the entire list and nothing stands out, that's a sign you need to free wheel for at least an hour.