I’ve tested dozens of productivity systems with AI. Many of them are useful and I implement them weekly if not daily. But sometimes, the problem isn't the application or the system, but my own hesitation just to get started.
I often distract myself or start a new project literally while working on something else. It's both a toxic trait and a gift. But when I finally noticed myself spending too much time thinking about the perfect project or the perfect plan or even the perfect time to start, I realized I was just spinning my wheels. Instead of using all my favorite AI tools to move faster, I was using it to delay action. Let's just say, going down a deep research hole with NotebookLM is not easy to escape.
That’s when I borrowed a principle from Jeff Bezos: 'Day 1 thinking.' Here's what that looks like and what happened when I made it part of my workflow.
