7 Rules for Staying Productive Long-Term
Rule #1 – Your system needs to fit your work (not the other way around).
Rule #2 – The system should counterbalance your worst tendencies.
Rule #3 – The system needs a way of dealing with exceptions.
Rule #4 – A good productivity system shouldn’t “feel” productive.
Rule #5 – If your work changes, your system should too.
Rule #6 – Always measure against your baseline (not somebody else’s).
Rule #7 – A system cannot give your work meaning or motivation.