Syndic8: Getting Stuff Done — Jeff Barr has a great method for breaking down projects into really short tasks: I keep a very detailed TODO list. When I am about to do something new, I break it down into items that can be done in 5 to 15 minute chunks. Given the power of PHP and MySQL, these chunks can be pretty big. I make each chunk something that will move the site forward, or at least not break it. I work on single chunks, write the code, test it, and deploy it (sometimes I reverse the order of the…