[27/30] Systems

Systems and I go way back.

I’ve built one for notes, one for finances, one for tasks… They’re not perfect, but they get the job done. They help me do the work that I need to do.

Still, every so often I’ll stumble across an article or a YouTube video that convinces me I can do better. Next thing I know, it’s 2 a.m. and I’ve got a hundred Notion databases trying to track what the amount of magnesium I eat everyday.

It’s addictive. Fun. And can be a complete waste of time. There’s just something oddly satisfying about turning the chaos of everyday into order. But honestly, the perfect system is a fool's dream. It's as addictive as any other thing.

Just one more tweak, one more database, and I’ll 100x my productivity.

None of that is true. There is no one system to rule them all.

But a system can't stay the same forever either. Our lives evolve and things change, the systems we use have to adapt to that too. Not always a full overhaul, but constant tweaking to improve it.

So yes, maybe I’m just spinning the wheel again. But I’m excited. And if I’m motivated to tinker, why not follow that for a bit? But to stop me from getting too carried away this time, I have put some limits on myself. Like I'm giving myself 3 days max to tweak my current personal finance spreadsheet and then I'll stop. Hopefully that's good enough.