Safi Bacall talked a while back about his writing process, which is to write fast (put something on the page), bad (don’t worry about grammar) and wrong (don’t worry about facts). This works because it frees up the mind to get into flow, and because you can always fix it later.
I’m exploring what else this principle can be applied. To-do lists are a place to start - that task that you’ve been staring at for days and don’t know quite how to get going. Taking a ‘draft’ mindset into non-writing activities turns out to be a pretty good way to get unblocked. There are some things you need to do the right way the first time around. But not many.