Starfishing to a Target Behavior

Ashish GoelCS377T Fall 2012

Spend 1 hour every day working on my side projects

Decide which project to work on at the beginning of the day

Establish any addition location or tools I need for the task

At the said time, start working on the project

Look at my day’s calendar and pencil in an hour on the project

Select project

Decide on a fixed hour everyday to work on it

At the said time, start working on the project

Find someone else who might work on a project that they are also

interested in

Agree to meet and work for an hour on the project

The other person shows up at an agreed time

We both work together on the project

Set aside 7 hours on the weekend to work on a specific project

Make sure necessary supplies and materials are set up and ready

beforehand

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On the weekend, work on the project

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Break down a project into 7 one hour

crispily defined tasks

Enter all the tasks into my weekly calendar

At the said time, start working on the task

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Pick a specific room or space to work

on a project

Set up the room to autolock and not open for an hour

Go to the room and get locked in

for an hour