If your goal today is to complete everything on your to-do list forget about it.
It's not going to happen.
In fact, according to Bottom Line Secrets .com, an ambitious goal like that can actually overwhelm you and lead to chronic procrastination. A more realistic approach is to tackle the most important and difficult tasks on your list, and keep at them until they're done don't worry about the others. Here are 2 ways do it:
Apply the 80/20 rule to everything. This rule says that 20% of your activities accounts for 80% of your results. So decide which activities on your to-do list represent 80% of what you're trying to accomplish. Then spend most of your time working on these, because they're the ones that'll really make a difference in your life and career.
Or you can prioritize your to-do list with the "A-B-C-D-E" method: -Put an "A" by things you have to do to avoid serious consequences.
-a "B" by the items with mild consequences.
-a "C" by those tasks that would be nice to finish, but have no consequences.
-a "D" by activities you can delegate
-And put an "E" by items on your to-do list that you can eliminate altogether.
Then, concentrate on the "A" tasks until they're done. And don't even begin a "B" or "C" task if an "A" priority is still on your list.
And remember, important tasks usually require large chunks of uninterrupted time to complete, so block them out. Stopping and starting can increase the time you spend on a project by as much as 500%! So, once you begin something, unless a true emergency comes up, don't stop until it's finished.
By following these guidelines, you'll be able to get much more done, in much less time.
In fact, according to Bottom Line Secrets .com, an ambitious goal like that can actually overwhelm you and lead to chronic procrastination. A more realistic approach is to tackle the most important and difficult tasks on your list, and keep at them until they're done don't worry about the others. Here are 2 ways do it:
Apply the 80/20 rule to everything. This rule says that 20% of your activities accounts for 80% of your results. So decide which activities on your to-do list represent 80% of what you're trying to accomplish. Then spend most of your time working on these, because they're the ones that'll really make a difference in your life and career.
Or you can prioritize your to-do list with the "A-B-C-D-E" method: -Put an "A" by things you have to do to avoid serious consequences.
-a "B" by the items with mild consequences.
-a "C" by those tasks that would be nice to finish, but have no consequences.
-a "D" by activities you can delegate
-And put an "E" by items on your to-do list that you can eliminate altogether.
Then, concentrate on the "A" tasks until they're done. And don't even begin a "B" or "C" task if an "A" priority is still on your list.
And remember, important tasks usually require large chunks of uninterrupted time to complete, so block them out. Stopping and starting can increase the time you spend on a project by as much as 500%! So, once you begin something, unless a true emergency comes up, don't stop until it's finished.
By following these guidelines, you'll be able to get much more done, in much less time.
