“I’ve got a dream”.
But you don’t just want a life of dreams. You want a life of facts.
Here’s the fastest and easiest way I’ve found to make dreams come true.
2 Essential Concepts to Understand
Dreams are just the first step.
Planning, the second one, is how you really achieve them.
A life of dreams equals frustration.
A life of achievements equals fulfillment.
Your PKM = your dream achiever.
Why Does Subtlety Matter?
Subtlety is where significance lies.
Subtlety is the difference between good and extraordinary.
Churchill said it out loud:
“Luck is taking care of the details.” — Winston Churchill
2 Steps Based on 2 Subtle Questions
Whenever you face a task, pay attention to these 2 subtle questions:
- When would I like to do that task?
- When do I plan to do that task?
What Do You Get From Those 2 Subtle Questions?
The first one gives you speed.
Whenever you create a task, you always know when you’d like to do it.
It equals dreaming.
Then, why don’t you write down that “dream”?
The second one forces you to plan.
It’s a commitment with yourself.
It equals reality.
Then, why don’t you stop dreaming and turn it into reality?
How Do I Implement Those 2 Questions on Obsidian?
Obsidian is almost my “app for all”.
Anyway, you can use any other app you feel comfortable with.
Remember: workflows and processes are much more important than apps.
Question 1’s Implementation
Whenever I create a task, I think when I’d like to do it: today? Tomorrow? Next week?
I have all these tags: today, tomorrow, this_week, weekend, next_week, month.
Based on “my dream”, I tag the task.
Why Does Question 1’s Implementation Make My Life Easier?
Every day I check “my dreams”.
Something tagged as “today” will always be stored in my PKM as “today”, no matter if I see the task today, tomorrow, or the next month.
That means I don’t need to update my dream tasks.
How Do I Convert Dreams into Planning?
When I check “my dreams”, I decide WHEN I’ll make them true.
I have a tag for every day of the week: Monday, Tuesday…
I make a dream come true simply by erasing the “dream label” for a “planning label”.
Example: from “today” to “Wednesday”.
Takeways
We need to combine the speed of dreams with the pragmatism of planning.
- Step 1: think about when you’d like to do that task.
- Step 2: plan when you’ll do that task.
It’s the fastest technique I’ve found. It’s simple, fast, pragmatic, real.
Give it a try and tell me how it goes.
Photo by Madhuri Mohite on Unsplash.