BTW. I've found that empirically determining the sweet spot of tasks I can complete in a day to determine the number of timeboxes I create has helped me feel a sense of control. For me that number is 34. I usually begin with 60-70 items but then I just eliminate all but 34. I usually just get them done. Rarely I dig into the "bullpen" to pull items. This has mitigated the false optimism and inevitable disappointment I've felt in prior planning.
It's not that impressive because in your terms most of these get packaged into a smaller batches like "morning tasks." Most of these are the small day to day to tasks like feeding and walking my dog, taking out the trash. I found that when I did not account for them in the list of 34 I always overestimated how much I could do. Of course, I could have just said, 4 which is what is left over on some days but that is too much for my puny ego to take. And speaking of that I'm a psychologist. This is my blog. brucesorkin.com. You even got a shout out on it. https://brucesorkin.com/2024/04/19/review-of-timeboxing-by-marc-zao-sanders/
Sure. I'd be happy to be a Beta tester.
BTW. I've found that empirically determining the sweet spot of tasks I can complete in a day to determine the number of timeboxes I create has helped me feel a sense of control. For me that number is 34. I usually begin with 60-70 items but then I just eliminate all but 34. I usually just get them done. Rarely I dig into the "bullpen" to pull items. This has mitigated the false optimism and inevitable disappointment I've felt in prior planning.
you get 34 items done each day?! that's a big number! what do you do for a living bruce?
It's not that impressive because in your terms most of these get packaged into a smaller batches like "morning tasks." Most of these are the small day to day to tasks like feeding and walking my dog, taking out the trash. I found that when I did not account for them in the list of 34 I always overestimated how much I could do. Of course, I could have just said, 4 which is what is left over on some days but that is too much for my puny ego to take. And speaking of that I'm a psychologist. This is my blog. brucesorkin.com. You even got a shout out on it. https://brucesorkin.com/2024/04/19/review-of-timeboxing-by-marc-zao-sanders/
you're on! and thank you!!