#181: How to Kill Your Productivity Frankenstein & Embrace Distraction

This is the story of how I killed my productivity Frankenstein and became more productive by asking myself how I could do less every day. If you just want the step-by-step guide, skip down to the Process section. (:
— Andrew, F the Lines

Lately, I’ve been murdering checkboxes. Not filling them in but erasing them entirely, like a 1920’s gangster. You can call me the Al Capone of productivity.

This all started when I did a podcast episode with my friend Kathy Palokoff. I like to structure my life with systems and lists, while she’s more free-flowing—so we staged a “Battle Royale” to see who had the best daily routine.

Normally, it should have been an easy win for me.

I’m on month seven of a daily comic challenge and it’s turned me into a content machine, but I’ve been feeling stuck for a couple of weeks now.

Halfway through the podcast, Kathy said something interesting that made me rethink my attachment to systems and productivity in general…

You have to accept your distractions.