I'm sure the irony of reading these sorts of blog posts isn't lost on you all. However, I do believe that some of these strategies and techniques can actually work. I even wrote about it on the post 'how to make time for your side-project'.
The key is not just to break things down and to create tiny, regular actions. It's also to start. Most of us like to talk and talk and not actually do anything at all.
This procrastination and hyperbolic discounting means that we often go for the quick fix rather than the ongoing journey to success. Starting and overcoming our own psychology is often the hardest part.
I still think yandex is underrated outside of Russia. It's webmaster tools[1] seem to get better and better whereas Google's seem to remove more and more information.
Whilst I like Disqus for a commenting system, it makes reading large threads rather difficult. This is exacerbated on mobile devices. Furthermore, many ad blockers (AdBlockPlus, Ghostery...) hide all disqus comments. I think reddit would have been better here or even twitter. James Altucher does a q&a on twitter that works quite well until he hits his limit of tweets/day.
Anyway, I've done some 'transcribing', editing and formatting to make it a little easier to read[1]. If anyone from betalist or Patrick takes issue, feel free to get in touch and I'll remove it right away. However, hopefully this will allow more people to see it. I've linked the source so you can see the original.
The key is not just to break things down and to create tiny, regular actions. It's also to start. Most of us like to talk and talk and not actually do anything at all.
This procrastination and hyperbolic discounting means that we often go for the quick fix rather than the ongoing journey to success. Starting and overcoming our own psychology is often the hardest part.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbolic_discounting
http://www.startupclarity.com/blog/make-time-side-project/