Time Management Ninja. Craig Jarrow
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Название: Time Management Ninja
Автор: Craig Jarrow
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Здоровье
isbn: 9781633538924
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Your to-do list is a “productivity menu.” It shows you all the options, items, and priorities that are available for your time.
When you complete a to-do and are ready to start a new one, make sure you review your list. Don’t just pick up whatever is in front of you or at the top of your email inbox. If you do, you will be busy, but not doing your most important work.
Take a moment to regroup and collect your thoughts. This prevents you from being reactionary and simply jumping on whatever task happens to be in front of you. A good practice is to stop and consult your list. Review what you have completed and what the next priority is. Your list is your “menu” of what you need to do next.
In other words, if it’s not on your list, don’t do it.
Prioritize Your List (and Your Life)
Keeping a list is an excellent first effort. However, having an enormous list of things to do is only the first step. You need to order them by degree of importance.
If you don’t prioritize your list, you will likely choose to-dos that are easy, but not significant. Your to-do list allows you to put your tasks in order of how important they are to your efforts.
If you are using a paper list, you can use priority labels like “A, B, C…” or “1, 2, 3…” However, a good highlighter or two is usually more effective and quicker.
This is an area where an app-based to-do list shines. You can order your items without having to rewrite your list. Most apps can show you a subset of your current or most essential tasks.
One List to Rule Them All
Before you get “list happy,” it is important to note that you want to maintain one list as described in the “Power of One.”
A common mistake is to have multiple lists for home, work, etc. The problem that arises is that you end up with different lists that are separated or out-of-sync. This makes it more difficult to compare your priorities and to get an overview of all your workload at once.
As mentioned in Tip 2, you should have “one list.” It can be a master list that has sub-lists within it. I say you should keep one list that encompasses all aspects of your life.
Having one list may seem overwhelming if it is a large collection of tasks. However, the benefits of keeping all your work in one known place is powerful. To-do apps again shine here because they give the power and flexibility to create near endless list of tasks and sub-sections.
Regardless of whether you use paper or an electronic solution you want to be able to pare down the view of your list to what you need to do today. I call this your “Today List.” Many apps allow you to do this as a feature, or by task due date. This allows you to look at the subset of to-dos that you want to complete today.
If you are using a paper list, you can use highlighters or separate pages to identify your “today items.”
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