Productivity: Paper, Pomodoro, Kanban, Tracking, and actually showing up

Sure, with all the AI tools we've become more productive ( or so they say ), but there are some old and battle tested techniques that will help you if you've ever ended a workday thinking "I was busy all day... but what did I actually do?" . In this blog post I'll summarize the simple productivity systems that kept me sane as a dev: writing stuff down on paper (yes, really) keeping a limited "Doing" list (Kanban) working in short focused sprints (Pomodoro) tracking where time actually goes (RescueTime), building habits with discipline instead of waiting for "motivation" 🎧 If you fancy an audio version, feel free to listen to this DevThink episode . TL;DR Pen + paper still wins for planning, because it's fast, flexible, and doesn't require yet another app Personal Kanban works because it forces you to limit WIP (work in progress) and gives you a visible "Done" list Pomodoro is stupid-simple... which is exactly why it works. Do a real one (no email, no Slack, no calls during those 25 min