I haven’t worked out yet what level I need to break the sub-streams down into yet, and haven’t worked out how best to present the to-do list in a workable fashion.

An example – this blog. It sits within the bucket Craft – Own Projects. However, I have a few ‘own projects’ on the go, so ideally I would compartmentalise this project somehow. 

Going further, if I want to make the blog an actual thing, then I’m semi-aware that I need to have a few different sub-streams that I need to focus on. At the moment I’m just focussing on getting some writing under my belt, getting used to the process, trying to establish the routine of it, and trying to not care too much on getting perfection. That’s all well and good, but I’m thinking, at a minimum, a more comprehensive project would have streams that look something like:

• Idea creation
• Writing the content – actually writing the darn words
• Reviewing and editting 
• Content management – e.g. developing a system/process that means I can keep track of content, organisation, jotting ideas effectively, planning what I’m writing next, make it less daunting a task, recognising how long it takes to actually write a post and what a commitment it is
• Marketing – e.g. improving the chances of getting a first subscriber
• Learning – e.g. learning to make the writing the content better
• Networking 

I realise it’s all kind of like a tree. At the centre I have the trunk, my life, and stemming from that  I have branches that lead to smaller and smaller branches. The question is at what point is it worthwhile tracking these ever increasingly small streams?

The tension is usefulness to track vs. burden to track.

Specifically for the blog, I think the usefulness would outweigh the burden, as it allows for a complete view and exposes the holes in my progression. For example, in 6 months, do I still want to be e.g. 5% idea creation, 70% writing the content, 25% review and editing? No. Even now I want to have a little bit of learning thrown in the mix. In 6 months, I would want to start with a bit of marketing, and have developed a proper ‘content management’ system. Having this listed out somewhere would at least serve as a reminder that I do at some point need to do these things, even if it’s not the priority now. 

A work in progress. As always.