Building and sustaining momentum

Linus Lee (2020-12-06). You Don’t Have to Be Busy to Be Prolific

Having momentum is different than simply working a lot. Busy-ness, what some people think of as “productivity”, comes from volume of work. A day spent answering 100 emails and a day spent publishing one great blog post could feel equally productive. Momentum isn’t really about volume of work, but about rhythm of work.

Practical steps to build and maintain momentum

1. Do one meaningful thing daily, even if small
2. Keep your calendar mostly empty to protect creative space
3. When stopping work, leave something unfinished as an easy re-entry point
4. Think rhythm, not volume – like jazz vs a noisy garage band
5. Focus deeply on one task rather than constant context-switching

Sustainable productivity comes from finding your natural rhythm, not from being busy all the time.