Too many things to do? Caught in executive dysfunction? Activation energy gone missing? Try randomizing your decisions!

Over the past few years I've developed a few different systems to get myself to do something. anything. please. Here are a few of those systems.

Spin the Wheel

Put everything you can/should/need/want to do into a list at spinitwheel.com. Do whichever task it lands on.

Extension: Spin many wheels

I like to have two wheels, for example, one for a list of possible quick exercizes, and another for chores. Each time I take a break from *generally zoning out*, I spin both wheels to knock out a chore and get some exercize in.

Roll the Dice

Got a set of dice? Write out a meaning for what happens if you land on each number. Assign each die a different category. Roll all at once and get several things done, or set a rolling pattern to check off a task from each category one at a time, interspersed with breaks by design or not at all.

Also fun for meal creation

D4 lists proteins / D6 lists carb bases / D8 lists fruits / D12 lists vegetables / D20 lists wildcards (or make up your own categories)

Try to design a meal that makes sense out of those ingredients, add them to your grocery list, and try it out. I've had some amazing outcomes (fried fish sandwich with cooked zuccini (on the sandwich) was so good), it adds variety, and can help ensure a balanced meal.

A ToDo list Ransomizer in Code

I wrote a basic program that takes a text list of items to be completed, chooses one of them for you, then deletes it from the list. The persistence and editability of the list has some advantages over the previous options, but a little less visually appealing being text-based.

ToDo: edit code for better completeness then upload this to a public repo

Word of the Day

A little less "productive", but I like having a Random Word Generator pick a word from me, and then try to theme my whole day around that word.

For example:

• Songs titled that word (I've found some favorites I never would have heard otherwise)
• Find a show or movie with the word in the title (shoutout my library for free access to hoopla and kanopy)
• Read a research article about that word - I use Research Gate (yes, I am that type of nerd). Or the Wikipedia article about that word.
• Let the word guide your creativity. "Glow" was a fun one, I was definitely not complaining about "Pie". Incorporate your word. Draw your word. Be your word.

For Loop Yourself

Set a list of 5 or so things to repeat one after another in a loop, mixing in "fun" stuff with chores or fresh air or movement or hygiene. Repeat on loop.

Good when you have a whole day or several hours to fill, still want to partake in some sweet, sweet, mindless entertainment, but don't want to waste your whole day.

Quick! Fast! Pomodoro!

This one's good when I'm having a stupidly hard time focusing. Set a timer that goes off every 5 minutes. For 5 minutes, get something done around your home (physical movement of any kind works best) - putting away some laundry, loading some dishes, put a few things away, clean a sink. For the next 5 minutes, get as much work/learning/practice as you possibly can done. Repeat repeat repeat.

The fast pace leaves you no time to think about how you really don't feel like doing any of this stuff.

ToDo: Edit, revise, add images and examples