Trusted Systems – Part 1
It occurred to me that what I was talking about in my previous post was a “trusted system”, just like an A-Z filing system, or 43 folders. The goal being to make your activity take up less brain space. Less brain space used for repetitive tasks means more brain space available for creativity. It also means you’re more likely to do the activity, because your brain doesn’t go “Aw man, I don’t want to do that because it’s a real pain in the ass”. I used to absolutely loathe doing my lesson scheduling. It took forever and just basically sucked. Once I developed my “trusted system” (database) my scheduling time was cut in half (at least) and became a matter of simply copying, pasting, and changing a few data fields. In other words, it became a hell of alot easier. I now do it consistently ahead of schedule (for the most part). Even when I do put it off to the last minute, I don’t mind it nearly as much because it doesn’t take that long to do.
This got me thinking about what other trusted systems I might have used in the past successfully, and how I might use “trusted systems” in the future to tackle areas of my life that need consistent change. I’m going to tackle that in a future post.