Writing Tasks That Get Done
Like Duolingo, but for Writing Tasks That Get Done. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
A short one: 10 levels across 2 sections, about 20 minutes end to end, roughly 4 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Anatomy of an Action and Managing Complexity and Context. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Writing Tasks That Get Done
- A concrete verb describes a physical movement you can do right now
- Zombie verbs describe internal mental states rather than external actions
- Vague verbs require a second 'decision' step before you can start
- Words like 'research' are actually projects disguised as tasks
- Actionable tasks usually start with words like 'Type', 'Call', or 'Open'
- If you can't film someone doing the verb, it's likely a zombie verb
- Identifying which verb triggers immediate physical action versus mental stalling
- Recognizing 'zombie verbs' that lack a clear physical starting point
- A single discrete action prevents the brain from feeling 'heavy' or overwhelmed
- Multi-step tasks create hidden friction that leads to avoidance
- One verb per task is the safest rule for maintaining momentum
- The 'Next Step' is often a preparation task you haven't acknowledged yet
- Applying the 'Next Step' test to find the true beginning of a workflow
- A finished result is a physical or digital object you can point to
- Determining if a task is small enough to avoid mental overwhelm
- Vague verbs like 'research' or 'think' don't produce a visible artifact
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Writing Tasks That Get Done the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
Why do 'zombie verbs' often make it harder to start a task?
Get it right to open this lesson and 9 more in the app.
Where Writing Tasks That Get Done takes you
Stop staring at a vague to-do list and start taking action. Learn the art of writing tasks that are so clear and concrete they practically do themselves.
- 1
The Anatomy of an Action
- The Power of the First Verb
- Visualizing the Finished Result
- 2
Managing Complexity and Context
- Slicing Projects into Tasks
- Writing for Your Future Self
2 sections · 4 units · 10 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Writing Tasks That Get Done is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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