There is a limit to willpower.

I've learned that the hard way as I was using my willpower only to try to get things done. I would get the things done but also burn out in the process.

This frustrated me for months because I couldn't do all the things I wanted, because I ended up workings with ups and downs. It's not me and it drove me crazy. I do what I do best, I went down the research rabbit hole to learn what others do in situations like this, I analysed my options and then I decided on what I want to try first. I try something, tweak it, add an element from something else I read and turn it into something new.

This journey led me to realising that I need systems, meaning ways of working, ways of thinking, ways of planning so I don't rely on willpower and I don't feel out of control. I have ever since refined it and now it's like a tool in my toolbelt that I use every day. Now, the days in which I’m having a "bad work day" are almost zero, and the ones that I do experience, are because I haven't used my system.

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