D3 – Run a lottery for your tasks!

This is a draft of P1.express. It was open for public review from 2025-09-01 to 2025-11-01, and now we're working on it to prepare and publish its final version.

What

In this activity, one of the non-recurring tasks that was postponed to the future will be selected randomly and brought to today.

Why

There are many environmental factors that push you to focus on the short term, become reactive, and spend all your time working on “urgent” tasks dictated by external factors.

This activity breaks your routine by giving you a glimpse into the diverse ideas you have for the future. You don’t have to do the task, but you should consider it.

How

Pick a postponed task randomly and move it to the doing directory. Make sure the task you’ve picked is not recurring because they usually have a justifiably fixed routine.

You might be able to have an automatic process for the lottery in your implementation. Otherwise, and especially if you’ve implemented P1.express using pen and paper, you can do it manually by rolling a set of dice. If you prefer convenience to fun, you can use a random number generator instead.

Common pitfalls

Being busy with insufficient time doesn’t make you special but just makes you like most other people. So, don’t let it be a reason for you to skip this or any other structured activity.