Problem: My head is filled with more ideas than I can fit into the time in have freely available. Ideas come unplanned and often in bursts. When they are fresh my enthuisiasm is high, and I start something in hope of gaining momementum. But since few worthwhile things can be fitted into a single short session, but many of them are in progress. Limiting WIP The adherents of the Kanban philosophy consider work-in-progress as a source of waste which should be avoided. But that philosophy comes out of the context of manufacturing. There work-in-progress means having physical goods / inventory which is bound/dead capital. In my opinion, this analogy doesn't translate one-to-one to intellectual or creative tasks. Especially in the private life, personal learning and creative acts don't need to be subjected to bean counting & book keeping. Thoughts and ideas, even if they are in a draft stage, do have a value on their own. They are necessary parts of a process, and the residue of it. The learning that takes place, the joy that can be felt while doing something might already constitute an end in itself. Embracing WIP Therefore I think work-in-progress should be embraced. Rome was not built in a day and few great works (not including performative acts of course) can be done in a single session. If the strict limit to new work in progress hinders you starting something that is the real waste. Further considerations Maybe unfinished works should not pop up in a stream. Feeds are not so good for updated content. Add indicators: When was it started /Last tended to / number of updates Version history / Keeping old versions around? Remove/Mark out of date stuff It's ok to abandon stuff. Might be waste, but some things are dead ends. Be protective of your time