Field Notes are evolving toolkits that grow as more tools are discovered and tested.
We spend a lot of time at work, but many of us aren’t yet proficient at it. Our state is oftentimes a random collection of emotion states and thoughts.
Imagine a reset button that we can use to change our state.
Context switching is one of my favourite workflow strategies, taught by Tiago (paid subscribers to his site required). The key idea is this: By changing the environment, you change your state and what you are capable of. That is a free increase in capacity.
- Switching to airplane mode
- Changing your place of work. e.g. your room to a cafe
- Getting a colleague or friend for a quick chat
- Changing from your laptop to your phone to take quick notes.
- Going for a walk or to get a cup of coffee/tea
- Doing a round of Progressive Summarization