Thursday, February 23, 2006

The Peanut M&M Method for finishing projects

1. Buy a package of peanut M&Ms
2. Break up a big, non-creative job - I have used this for finishing
powerpoint presentations, that is for dealing with my list of figures
needed - into distinct jobs that can be done in under 5 minutes, listed
on separate lines of a piece of paper
3. Open the package of M&Ms, and make a line of every one in the package
on your desk (use your desk drawer if you don't want people seeing a
whole bunch of candy on your desk)
4. Do one of the 5 minute tasks
5. Cross it off the list with a big felt pen
6. Eat a peanut M&M
7. Repeat 4-6 until the task is done, you run out of M&Ms, or your body
goes into sugar shock.

(note that this may work with other candies than peanut M&Ms, but that's how it first worked for me, and I don't dare change now!)

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