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Get more done with an effective to do list
During a typical day, only a small number of things on the list get done. You are left with a feeling that nothing has been accomplished and that you haven't advanced much today. What is wrong with a normal to do list? Nothing, actually. It's just that a to do list is, by itself, an incomplete solution. It often lacks an ingredient that's critical to success. That ingredient is priorities. It is better to think in terms of two different lists. One is a master list. This is basically everything you want to do and it can be quite long - even 50-100 items long. Here's the thing - you MUST NOT use this master list as your to do list for the day or week! Your to do list is derived from this master list. How? Check out this article on our home page about managing time for a complete answer. In a nutshell, you must identify what you are trying to accomplish this week, this month, this year. And you must set your priorities accordingly. These priorities will decide which items on the master list will find their way into your daily, weekly and monthly to do lists. The article we referred to above has a complete system to help you accomplish this task in an intelligent manner. A few quick pointers. Your daily to do list must be fairly short. Don't load it up with 25 different items (each taking significant time and effort) and expect to accomplish them all in a day. Ruthlessly eliminate everything from your list that will not contribute to your objectives. If anything on the list can be better done by someone else, delegate it. If an item is just a distraction masquerading as an important task, get rid of it. Have enough flexibility to accommodate the inevitable emergencies that will arise every working day. You should be able to handle those emergencies as well as accomplish your scheduled tasks. Review your to do list on a daily and weekly basis. Your master list should also be reviewed at least once a month. Getting the most out of a to do list is possible only with careful planning. If you take the time to do that, you will operate at the high level of personal productivity required to accomplish great things.
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