Alright, let me tell you about this thing I tried recently, people were calling it ‘marcus mojo’. Heard the name floating around, saw a few posts hyping it up. Supposedly some new way to get your projects really humming, you know? Like find your groove, your ‘mojo’. Sounded kinda catchy, I guess.
I was working on this personal project, felt like I was hitting a wall, things getting a bit tangled. So, I thought, okay, what the heck, let’s give this ‘marcus mojo’ a shot. Maybe this Marcus guy figured something out. Couldn’t hurt to try, right? Famous last words.
Getting Started (or trying to)
First off, actually finding solid info on what ‘marcus mojo’ was took some digging. It wasn’t like some official tool or anything. Seemed more like a set of ideas, maybe principles? Mostly found scattered articles and forum threads. Felt a bit vague from the start, if I’m honest.
Anyway, I pieced together what I thought the core ideas were. Seemed to be about structuring your work, your files, maybe even your thinking in a specific way. Sounded reasonable enough on the surface. So, I decided to apply it to a small module I was building.
The Process
- I started reorganizing my files based on the ‘mojo’ principles I’d gathered. Lots of renaming, creating new folders.
- Tried to follow the workflow it suggested. Break tasks down smaller, focus on one tiny piece at a time.
- Spent a good chunk of time just setting things up according to this ‘mojo’ way. Felt like a lot of prep work.
Where Things Got Muddy
Pretty quickly, I started running into friction. The rules felt kinda rigid, but also kinda… incomplete? Like, okay, I put this type of file here, but what about something that does two things? Where does that go? The ‘mojo’ didn’t seem to have a clear answer. I found myself spending more time thinking about how Marcus would want me to organize this, instead of just building the damn thing.
It felt less like unlocking some secret productivity power and more like trying to fit into someone else’s very specific, slightly awkward shoes. There were moments where I just stopped, looked at my screen, and thought, “This is silly. This isn’t helping me actually code faster or better.” It was just adding extra steps, extra thinking that didn’t feel productive.
Reminded me of this fad a few years back, some other ‘revolutionary’ workflow. Everyone jumped on it, then quietly jumped off a few months later when they realized it was mostly hype. This ‘marcus mojo’ thing had that same vibe.
My Takeaway
So, after wrestling with it for a bit, I ditched it. Went back to the way I like to work, the structure that makes sense in my head. Maybe ‘marcus mojo’ works wonders for Marcus himself, or for certain types of minds or projects. But for me? Nah. It was mostly a distraction.
It was a good reminder, though. Sometimes the simplest way, the way that feels natural to you, is the best way. Don’t need some fancy named system to get things done. Just gotta sit down and do the work. So yeah, that’s my story with the ‘marcus mojo’. Didn’t find the magic, just went back to basics.
