Efficient Work Practices

July 2026 1 min read

It's no point for work to be stressful, unpleasant, or emotional. If it is and it requires a fix. The goal for work is to flow seamlessly. You precisely understand what to do. Tasks are written for yourself with the best clarity and utilization as possible at the moment of writing.

Then it's about routine prioritization, feeling the cycle, and delivering it.

It's a good habit to write to-dos explicitly as Josh Allen advises in getting things done. This way, right from the name of the to-do, you know what's needed:
❌ Research and objective
💚Do a foundational research to write the baseline for the objective in Linear

Then form a cycle in linear or sprint in Jira, picking only the top priority items. Keep cycles short. Prioritize often. Add information when it gets revealed or an insight got discovered.

That's it. The work shouldn't be crazy.

It gets harder when the problem is not in your scope of control. Though it's still possible to groom it in if you only wish. I never had a situation where I hated something at the job. It was completely off. It was harming my focus, my output, collaboration, and it wasn't fixed.

The fix can come by surprise, and we don't know the opportunities of the future.

But if you have the vision of how your work process should look like, then surprisingly, you're in charge of your future even if it's dependent on others.

The core idea is that there's no bonus in being a part of a dysfunctional system. Dysfunctional systems are prevalent. You may not be able to change the entire system, but your part of the system should be comfortable and productive, rather than chaotic and disfunctional.

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