Here’s my book-reading process state for example. Note how it exemplifies everything I’ve said above. A year out of date, but the state structure is still the same.https://www.ribbonfarm.com/now-reading/
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Aside: I've written about this before a couple of times. https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2015/07/21/inbox-zero-versus-flow-laminar/ … and less relevantlyhttps://www.ribbonfarm.com/2015/05/28/the-amazing-shrinking-org-chart/ …
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Scott Adams' "Systems Over Goals" idea is also loosely rhyming here.https://blog.dilbert.com/2013/11/18/goals-vs-systems/ …
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Three states of life "Settled down" like your parents want = 90% of your energy is in "habits" "Exploring life" like you do in your 20s and think you'll want to do forever = 90% of your energy is in "projects" Both are recipes for misery after 30.
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You need 90% energy in processes that won't terminate till you die, but aren't habits or projects. Each also has an associated "system" that grows continuously over your lifetime, and ideally reaches perfection 1 minute before you die.
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Suspicion: best playflow models will also be social in nature, and "store" state in relationship states with other people to the extent possible. Ie every robust playflow stream line is a relationship state as well (with a coach, sport partner, anthropomorphized thing, etc)
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Wish I were more artistic in capturing the right-brained imagery where my ideas usually start. This is a rough picture of my starting point for this thread.pic.twitter.com/Q0shuVPGkH
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YOU ARE ON TO SOMETHING BIG HERE.



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So far you're the only person who thinks so :D
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