Gamifying productivity…

So I'm good at procrastinating. That's a well known fact. And to break some of my more frustrating productivity habits, I've decided that when I have unstructured time at home I'll roll a D20 to decide which of a number of tasks I will concentrate on. The list currently has thesis represented more than anything else (and this representation will likely only increase once I get into a rhythm with this technique of time allocation). The list itself will likely also change as my priorities do, but it's already resulted in my doing some thesis work this weekend (yay!) along with some chores, along with some of the other tasks that have been plaguing my personal to-do lists as of yet… so while it's not perfect or a habit, really, yet, it's kind of fun — the unpredictability is in any case! And because I've filled the list with both 'productive' tasks and somewhat fun tasks (the things I was using to procrastinate other things anyway), I'm actually enjoying the process of rolling the die! 🙂

Talk about geeky solutions to time management problems, eh? 😉