Judo list

You know that huge list of things you want to get done…

…but just feels overwhelming?

You might need a Judo list.

Here’s what it consists of:

1. You write your challenges, one by one, with the word “Restate” at the start.

For example, “Restate getting website’s features/benefits icons all made up.”

Another example could be, “Create SOPs for all components of our new service.”

1. Underneath the challenge, write down what you already know would be a much, much simpler solution than the one you were agonising about.

For the icons example, the Judo answer could be, “Ship the website without the icons, it shouldn’t hold up deployment.”

For the SOPs example, the Judo answer could be, “Make a doc in the system we already use, write up as I go, and let that be enough.”

Your Judo list will squash your roadblocks.

Your Judo list will maintain pace, and help you ship more often.

You should start a Judo list.