I don’t…

A don’t list is a useful tool for identifying time-sucks and rooting out bad behaviors. Mine is somewhat aspirational. Some of these things I don’t do. Others I’m trying to not do (I’ve set these ones in italics). I recently grouped them to make them easier for me to make sense of.

Autonomy

• I don’t do work that only pays me once
• I don’t do work I’m ill-suited for
• I don’t seek funding for our products
• I don’t need a safety net

Business

• I don’t sell things you can hold
• I don’t interact with those who suck energy

Calm

• I don’t look for fights
• I don’t argue on the internet
• I don’t enter into situations that create undue stress

Ego

• I don’t expect things to come easy
• I don’t seek external validation
• I don’t give/take orders

Focus

• I don’t follow others
• I don’t seek greener pastures

Health

• I don’t eat, every second day
• I don’t eat animals
• I don’t drink alcohol

Presence

• I don’t dwell on the past
• I don’t talk about getting old

Time

• I don’t commute
• I don’t attend on-site meetings
• I don’t take on new hobbies
• I don’t buy shitty tools
• I don’t repeat a task, when a system can be implemented

Last edited on April 29, 2020