Productivity, days of the week, and our foremothers
Published in · 4 min read · Dec 23, 2020
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Homemakers like my grandmother had sets of kitchen towels with themes for their daily tasks. It all sounds cute and vintage, but modern productivity experts recommend a similar approach to scheduling.
I mean, we all know Tim Denning writes on Thursdays & Sundays. Does he sing, “This is the way we write our blog, write our blog, write our blog…so early Thursday mornings” when on his way to his desk? (If you don’t get that reference, check the original lyrics)
This article gives a great overview of how to create and leverage your theme days for productivity, a la Steve Jobs & Jack Dorsey:
It’s nice to see that modern men have followed in our foremother’s work boots, but I’m a bit annoyed that we all act like it’s a new idea.
