Project Productivity Tip - Checklists

[JC Bailey]

As a solo game developer, I always used to struggle with getting large scale projects done, but eventually came up with a highly effective solution to resolve that - make task lists, also buy a whiteboard.

Essentially, the single best way to organize projects is to create lists of whatever tasks you need to complete, and then take those tasks and break them down into smaller tasks. The reason this works is because the human mind is lazy and cannot handle doing lots of work at once very well, but if you only have a tiny 15-30 minute or so task in front of you, it becomes significantly easier to get it done with minimal resistance. Completing just one small task will help you gain momentum as well, and for creative tasks such as writing it's a good idea to start by editing something in your project to get you into a creative flow state. Completing these small tasks will of course compound over time, and this is what allows you to complete large-scale projects.

I also suggest buying a whiteboard and mounting it directly in front of wherever you do your work so that you will see it every time you look up. At the top-left, write today's date and "Tasks", and in the bottom-right write a 1-2 month goal and the date you want to complete that goal by. In-between the two, list off at least three 15-30 minute tasks you want to complete for that day that will move your project forward. Remember to check and update this every day. I also suggest keeping a master list of tasks somewhere on your computer to keep track of the big picture of whatever project you're working on. Always remember that if you are having a lot of resistance to working on your project, it means that you aren't breaking your tasks down small enough for you to handle. Hopefully this helps some of you lazy bastards out.

Edited October 6, 2020 by JC Bailey

[Preety_India]

Nice 

Thanks for the share. 

 

[JC Bailey]

Oops, meant to post this to the career & life purpose section, please move it. Thanks.

Edited October 6, 2020 by JC Bailey