Sunday, November 2, 2014

Schedule a “Fix-It Afternoon” to Clear Out Low-Priority To-Do Items

Schedule a “Fix-It Afternoon” to Clear Out Low-Priority To-Do Items

We've all got a few annoying small items on our to-do list. They never seem to get done because of more pressing stuff. They taunt us and sit at the bottom of the list. To clear them out, budget one afternoon and get them all done.

Over at Inc, they suggest creating a budget of $150 and getting a bunch of small annoying projects done. No big projects allowed: the smaller the project, the better to add to the list. They explain:

This is an important step because tolerations are, by definition, never deemed important enough to make it to the top of your to-do list. Even if each toleration seems trivial, remember that you are addressing the cumulative impact that they have on your life. Schedule this afternoon in your calendar on high priority, and fix them all.

Check out the link for other tips on what to do during your "Fix it Afternoon".

A Simple Trick to Find Mental Clarity | Inc.com

Photo by JD Hancock.

No comments:

Post a Comment