https://paulstapel.com/categories/productivity/Recent content in Productivity on Paul's ParticlesHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 19 Apr 2025 08:49:06 +0200https://paulstapel.com/ode-to-mvp/Sat, 19 Apr 2025 08:49:06 +0200https://paulstapel.com/ode-to-mvp/I believe humans have an innate urge to create things. We like being creative and making things like books, paintings or clothes. It is quite a shame, then, that people often have a rough time getting started with such a creative project. Procrastination is quite easy, and one large part in this is that it takes time before a project actually becomes fun to work on. It doesn’t help that the start of a project is usually the time when you are most overwhelmed with options.https://paulstapel.com/granular-addition/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:47:45 +0100https://paulstapel.com/granular-addition/If you are anything like me, you have lots of things you’d like to do with your time. It took quite some time to learn to say no to these ambitions, as there is definitely a limit to how much I can achieve in a given period. But we should still aim to challenge ourselves, and to say no is by no means to say never. Today I wanted to explain how I manage picking up and putting down projects.https://paulstapel.com/how-i-get-things-done/Sun, 02 Feb 2025 08:21:26 +0100https://paulstapel.com/how-i-get-things-done/I can have a lot on my plate sometimes. Work, university, content creation, home organisation, a social life (who’da thunk?) and personal projects all vie for my attention. Amidst all this chaos, I need a way to stay organised while staying flexible enough to enable spontaneity in life, as the best things can come unexpectedly. I would like to share my considerations and results in this (p)article. Down with convoluted workflows In my younger years, when I was still trying to find out what worked best for me, I was enamored by the world of productivity books and videos.https://paulstapel.com/my-phone-home-screen/Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:42:24 +0200https://paulstapel.com/my-phone-home-screen/Hiya, long time no see! It’s been - glances at notes - more than 100 days since I last posted something on Paul’s Particles. A lot has happened, but I’m finally starting to settle into my usual routine again. I’ve got some great content planned, but I thought I would start things off with a simple post sharing what my phone looks like. I actually hide all apps that are not on my home screen in order to avoid distractions from social media apps or apps that I just don’t use on a daily basis, meaning my home screen is like a best-of collection for my phone.https://paulstapel.com/writing-motivation/Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:17:08 +0200https://paulstapel.com/writing-motivation/So, I have struggled with a lack of motivation to write. Sometimes, I can be to perfectionistic to get anything done, while at other times I simply have to much going on in my head and I feel like I just can’t find the time to write. Whatever the reason may be, it’s unwarranted more often than not. This does not make the act of sitting down and simply writing any easier off course.https://paulstapel.com/productive-procrastination/Sun, 14 Apr 2024 21:43:07 +0200https://paulstapel.com/productive-procrastination/Productive procrastination is the art of delaying the task you need to get done by doing other (often less important) tasks that need to be done. Now, I’ve heard many different takes on this habit, and have taken different stances through the years. Today, I will break down some of the benefits and problems. I will also discuss some alternative methods. The good Momentum When doing work, you should aim to stay in motion.https://paulstapel.com/vscode-extensions/Sat, 06 Apr 2024 20:57:18 +0200https://paulstapel.com/vscode-extensions/As I have stated in my setup-page, I use VScode as my main text editor. I especially like the ability to customize your coding environment with extensions. Today, I will share the extensions that really give a boost to my work. Better Comments This first extension allows me to better manage and organize my annotations while coding. When starting comments with alerts (!), questions (?), TODO’s (TODO), or important tags (*), this extension automatically colors them to make them stand out more.