Landscape architects call these paths “desire paths. - Chris Bailey

your brain is simply not built to focus on more than one thing at once. In fact, your brain can’t focus on two things simultaneously — instead it rapidly switches between them, which creates the illusion that you’re doing more than one thing at a time.

making the jump between knowing and doing is what productivity is all about.

WHAT I DO ON MAINTENANCE DAY If you’re curious, here’s a complete list of everything I wait to tackle until Sunday morning — all of which takes me, at a leisurely pace, four to six hours: • Grocery shopping • Clean house and office • Create a meal and workout plan • Trim beard and shave • Do laundry • Prepare lunches in Tupperware containers for the week • Water plants • Read articles I’ve saved up throughout the week • Review my projects, and define next steps (this page) • Review my “Waiting For” list • Define three outcomes for the week ahead (this page) • Clear out all my inboxes (this page) • Review my hot spots (this page) • Review my Accomplishments List Naturally, your own Maintenance Day ritual will vary.