Building a Better Productivity System for Creative Work

Most creative work benefits from long periods of focus rather than checking tasks off a list. Meanwhile, most productivity systems that are floating around in books and online are designed for the latter.

I’ve tried most of these systems, along with some homespun ones, but they always seem to fall apart after a while and become more work to maintain than they’re worth in benefits.

What I needed was a simple system that would guide me regularly into long periods of intense focus.

After decades of experimentation with different systems, some patterns have emerged. Even if a system didn’t work, I’d find elements that did.

In piecing together only those elements that have been consistently effective, I’ve found a strategy that works for me.

It’s important to start with principles. That gives us a compass as we start piecing together the details. For creative work, this is what I’m looking for in a system.

With those principles, I built what I’m calling the Project Immersion Method.

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