The “Love” Project

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This is a technique I use for working on multi-day projects that involve tasks that, while discrete, need to have a consistent or “hang together” quality.

For example, writing a multi-part report. Where there are separate sections that can be worked on independently, but it’s important that they have a similar feel and/or a sense of connection between all the parts.

It’s also helpful for working on projects that have a sense of urgency about them – either because of an upcoming deadline, or just a strong internal desire for completion.

How it Works

You know how it is when you are newly in love with someone? How you seem to think of them constantly throughout the day? And how you end up spending much more time with them than you would have thought possible, looking at your calendar?

The “love” project principle draws on this capacity.

Each week I identify one “love” project – the thing that I’m going to think about and work on whenever I don’t have another commitment. I put it on a post-it note that I can move onto each new day’s “to do” list.

The Benefits

There are two key benefits I get from this. One is that I am generally more satisfied with what I’ve gotten done in weeks in which I make this choice. I have a greater sense of accomplishment.

The other is that more “big” projects get done when I take this approach. This is important because “big” projects tend to move my work and my contribution to clients forward in much more significant and meaningful ways.

It is also important because “big” projects tend to be the most difficult to settle down and work on. So having a way to move them forward is very useful to me.

How can this principle support you?

Is there something you want to work on but have been putting off because it seems “too big”?
Could the “love” project principle support you in getting it done?
Or does it suggest an even more useful approach that you could use?

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