Alright, so I figured I’d share a bit about my recent dive into this whole “Jeremiah Reeves” approach. Been hearing his name pop up, you know, people talking about his methods, his way of doing things. Sounded interesting, maybe even a game-changer, so I thought, “Okay, let’s give this a proper go.”
My First Steps Down the Reeves Rabbit Hole
So, I started where I usually do: trying to understand the core idea. What’s this Jeremiah Reeves guy really about? From what I gathered, it was all about stripping things back, focusing, getting to the essence. Seemed pretty good on the surface. Who doesn’t want less noise, right?
My first practical attempt was to try and apply his supposed “streamlined workflow” to my project management. I read a bit, watched a couple of talks he supposedly gave – or talks about him, it’s all a bit vague sometimes. The idea was to have super clear, minimal steps. I thought, “Great, this will cut down on confusion.”
- I tried to limit tasks to only three active ones.
- I tried his ‘single-point focus’ technique for meetings.
- I even attempted to use the super-basic to-do list format he advocates.
Where Things Got a Bit… Complicated
And here’s where it started to get a little messy for me. Honestly, it felt like I was spending more time trying to be Jeremiah Reeves than actually getting stuff done. That super-basic to-do list? Turns out, my brain just isn’t wired that way. I need sub-tasks, I need notes, I need context. His way felt like trying to build a house with just a hammer and a picture of a hammer.
Then there was the “single-point focus” in meetings. Noble idea. But have you ever tried to tell a team of five people, all with their own urgent points, to stick to one thing when the whole project is on fire? Yeah, didn’t go down too well. It was like trying to herd cats. Very stressed, very vocal cats.
I found myself getting frustrated. It’s like, these philosophies, they sound so perfect in a vacuum. But real work, real life, it’s not a clean, minimalist blog post. It’s messy. It’s got unexpected turns. My “streamlined” workflow quickly became a bottleneck because I was trying to force a square peg into a round hole that was also, occasionally, on fire.
The Big Realization (or Lack Thereof)
I spent a good few weeks on this. Kept thinking, “Maybe I’m just not getting it. Maybe I need to try harder.” But the more I tried, the more I felt like I was swimming upstream. It wasn’t making me more productive; it was just adding another layer of stuff I had to think about.
It reminded me of this one time I tried to go full-on minimalist with my apartment after reading some other guru’s book. Got rid of a bunch of stuff. Felt great for about a day. Then I realized I actually used most of that stuff. Like my extra coffee mugs. Or that weird-shaped screwdriver that’s perfect for that one specific, annoying screw. Ended up slowly buying replacements or similar things. So much for minimalism.
And that’s kind of where I landed with this Jeremiah Reeves experiment. I reckon there are probably some good nuggets in his ideas. Maybe for certain people, or certain types of tasks, it’s brilliant. But for me, in my day-to-day grind? It just wasn’t the magic bullet I was hoping for. It felt more like a set of beautifully designed, but ultimately impractical, tools.
So, yeah. My journey with Jeremiah Reeves. Did I become a productivity ninja? Nope. Did I learn something? I guess I learned that not every hyped-up system is going to fit. And sometimes, your own messy, tried-and-tested way of doing things is messy for a reason: because it actually works for you. Back to my comfortably cluttered desk and my multi-tasking brain, I suppose. At least things get done.
