Esteban Llovera's blog

Revert jitteriness

Your default is looking up cues and managing systems.

When you "jitter" you may feel like you're making progress, but you aren't. You stay in place, vibrating, without going anywhere.

As systems go up, your working memory becomes more cramped.

If you don't force yourself to ask questions (and write them), you are destined to exhaust your working memory. You can't make decisions with an overloaded head. It's too complex.

So, don't be arrogant and assume you'll naturally stumble upon the answers. Use writing as an extension of your working memory.

Why?

No goal = autopilot.

Take a pencil. Pick a goal. Find the way.

Goals revert jitteriness.