12 December 2022

This is a Golden Post-It.

It’s a magic spell.

Some specific aspects of it give the Golden Post-It its power.

Tangible

The Golden Post-It is tangible artifact for a tangible target.

It embodies one of the 6 elements of duty: our AIM.

The Post-It wears with time.
Builds character.
Develops a soul of its own.

It was typewritten. Typewriting adds to the magic of the artifact.

It’s a token of time past, a reminder of what I committed to.

A todo in your phone won’t work.

Committed

The Golden Post-It is a contract.

It’s dated,
located,
signed.

It’s typewritten, for God’s sake!

It is a formal commitment.

A simple note won’t work.

Specific

The Golden Post-It aims at concrete things.

10 posts
Weekly
Mondays
before 8.00am.

Unnecessary specificity.

Unnecessary is what makes it work.

Generic won’t work.

Visible

The Golden Post-It has been sticked to my laptop since it was written.

I cannot NOT see it.

I cannot ignore my commitment.

It’s golden for a reason.

A note in a random page of your notebook won’t work.

Alive

The Golden Post-It is updated frequently.

I typed 10 Os in the Post-It. Everytime I publish a post, I cross one of them.

It’s not just a target but a tracker.

Tracking progress in the same paper adds to its power.

The artifact becomes alive: a living document, capturing the work, evolving with it.

A witness of your integrity.

A paper that stays untouched for long won’t work.

The Golden Post-It:

A tangible artifact
that represents a personal commitment
in a way that is unnecessarily specific.
Placed where it cannot be ignored.
Touched at every milestone.

The 5 sources of magic power of the Golden Post-It.

And with this one I arrive at the end of the line, the last item will get crossed soon enough. I honored my contract.

A sense of integrity is built for reaching my goal.

A sense of disorientation, in the absence of a new target.

A sense of possibility, while I look at the open field in front of me.

A new Golden Post-It must be minted. Soon. Before the tide carries me to random shores. But, for now, I’ll sit and enjoy the views.