My wife and I are watching Boston Legal. Yeah, first time. I don’t have anything I want to tell you about any of the characters or storyline, or how that firm does rainmaking, but at some point, I know I will. .
So I’ve started a page in my notes app to record ideas about that.
Other than a title, that page is currently blank. But it serves an important purpose because every time I see that note, it will remind me (and my subconscious mind) to find something to write about.
That note is a placeholder for a future blog post.
Yes, I could simply put the idea in a list of blog post ideas, just as I do for future projects or someday/maybe tasks. But there’s something about opening a new folder that makes an idea a bit more likely to happen.
It also gives you a place to collect notes and information for that project or idea, which helps you get started on it.
Tiago Forte says, “When you have a place for something, you find more of it.”
Set up a placeholder for the book you want to write, the investment you want to research, or the project you want to start. Set up a note for the blog post you’re thinking about.
You’ll probably feel compelled to add notes, ideas, web clippings, photos, quotes, bullet points, research, and other things related to that project or post.
Which means you’ll be a stop closer to getting started.
