The Discipline of Someday/Maybe
Someday/Maybe is where ideas go to die. That's a feature, not a bug. Here's how to use it ruthlessly.
If a Someday item hasn't been promoted in 90 days, it was never going to be.
Someday/Maybe isn't a graveyard you avoid looking at — it's where you put ideas that aren't ready, fully aware that most won't graduate. Once a month, scan the bucket. Promote anything that's now actionable. Delete anything older than 90 days without an update. The list stays manageable; your brain stays unburdened.
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