Ernest Hemingway searched for the perfect sentence.
Organizing: Jump start your day
To avoid starting a new day facing a blank piece of paper, Ernest Hemingway used to end each day's work by writing the first paragraph of the next scene. On his Leadership Freak blog, leadership trainer Dan Rockwell argues this is a creative way to start your day: Find the equivalent of Hemingway's bridge, ending today by starting tomorrow.
Another approach is to give your brain a problem to grapple with when you go to bed. That jump starts productivity the next day, allowing you to start with a challenge you were putting off.
Many people end their day by writing tomorrow's to-do list. Mr. Rockwell suggests that could be amplified by a morning strategy call in which you talk through your "to dos." Phone a friend or colleague and talk over the day, sharing your challenges, opportunities, frustrations and plans.
Harvey Schachter