Alright, folks, been meaning to share this one
So I was watching this Jason McDonnell interview late last night, right? Kept popping up in my feed. Figured, what the heck, might learn a thing or two. His main bit? Stop overcomplicating stuff, just pick one thing and actually do it. Sounded simple. Maybe too simple. Decided to put it to the test myself, see what actually happens.
Right after breakfast, I grabbed my beat-up notebook – the one with coffee stains everywhere. Sat down at the kitchen table. No phone. No laptop nearby. Just me, the notebook, and a pen. His first big shout was about focus. Block everything else out. Honestly? Felt weird just sitting there with nothing buzzing.
Okay, so what “one thing”? Been dragging my feet on organizing my desk chaos for months. Drawers overflowing, cables everywhere – you know the mess. That was the target. Jason kept hammering on about starting immediately, no planning paralysis. Didn’t let myself think “maybe sort the bills first?” Just yanked the top drawer open.
- Emptied the whole dang drawer onto the table. Papers, old chargers, dead batteries… everything.
- Trash bag appeared real quick. Half that junk went straight in. No hesitation.
- Sorted the survivors into piles: Important papers (tax stuff, ugh), useful stuff (working chargers), and “maybe later?” (why do I have three phone stands?).
- Wiped the drawer down – found crumbs I don’t even wanna talk about.
- Only the papers and essential chargers went back. That’s it. Done.
Took maybe 20 minutes. The whole time? Kept hearing Jason in my head: “Action beats intention every single time.” He was spot on. Didn’t overthink categories or buy fancy organizers. Just took action on the immediate pile in front of me.
Felt weirdly good after. Just that one drawer cleaned. Didn’t even touch the other mess yet. But here’s the kicker: That tiny win gave me more momentum than any giant plan I’d scribbled before lunch. Seriously messed up my usual ‘procrastinate till overwhelmed’ pattern. Ended up doing another drawer after dinner! Learned the hard way: His simplicity? It works.
