Other than my #ThaiBalcony, I rely on three boards—as visually appealing as possible (e.g., Helen Sword): a corkboard for important tasks and moodboard material, a blackboard for monthly aims and #VMOSA actions, and a whiteboard for the next 10 days of recurring daily tasks plus a simple dashboard.

Back to my systems: Asana, #VMOSA, #ResearchSystems, and of course #ThaiBalcony. I also brought home a small Nepalese counterweight to all that structure: Buddha, Tara, and Ganesh—acquired for 37,000 rupees after 45 minutes of bargaining and several possible configurations.

Playing with #affect and #liminality is fun—raves, travel, all that. But if you live in liminal spaces, you need something that holds you.

My favourite structure is #VMOSA: Vision–Mission–Objectives–Strategies–Actions. Pretty much any life mess can be mapped to VMOSA and suddenly feel less chaotic.

Related to the much-praised Atomic Habits—and with a bit of help from #AI, #Asana, and #VMOSA, I ended up with #MVD: the minimal valuable day. Basically, the minimal flexible structure that makes the day “count” without any social media or external validation sugar.

Btw, I love Atomic Habits. My #Top3 / #shippinglist stuff, even #VMOSA, grew out of the period when I was reading James Clear. Conceptually basic but clean—and it works. In the end, only simple things work, as Pelevin keeps reminding us.