When we are overwhelmed with everything we have to do, we need to be able to compartmentalize. If you know what your goals are, you have a choice each day to decide what is most important to you right now. Decide on the top 3 things to do and take action, even if it is only baby steps. By the end of the week you will have accomplished 21 “important” tasks. This signals to your subconscious that you are serious about accomplishing your goals because you have prioritized and decided on what’s most important to you. You have a new choice every day which goal you work on, so the others are not forgotten. It simply helps you to focus on what’s most important TODAY and eliminate distractions.
Batching is helpful because putting similar chores together increases your productivity; you build momentum and get on a roll so everything flows more smoothly.
1. Errands: choose one day a week to do errands … map out the most efficient route
2. Phone calls: return calls at a time convenient for you
3. Cooking: prepare multiple meals on weekends … freeze portions and reheat the rest during the week
4. E-mail: only check your e-mail a few times a day … let people know not to expect an instant response
5. Bills: note on your calendar when they are due or use a tickler file … pay them once or twice a month
6. Paperwork: schedule weekly time to do all your filing at one time
7. Social media / blogging: spend time writing several blogs at one time and use www.hootsuite.com to schedule automatic publishing to Twitter and Facebook at specific times
8. Templates: use templates for repeated tasks so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel each time
What are some tasks you do that would be streamlined by using this procedure?
Batching is helpful because putting similar chores together increases your productivity; you build momentum and get on a roll so everything flows more smoothly.
1. Errands: choose one day a week to do errands … map out the most efficient route
2. Phone calls: return calls at a time convenient for you
3. Cooking: prepare multiple meals on weekends … freeze portions and reheat the rest during the week
4. E-mail: only check your e-mail a few times a day … let people know not to expect an instant response
5. Bills: note on your calendar when they are due or use a tickler file … pay them once or twice a month
6. Paperwork: schedule weekly time to do all your filing at one time
7. Social media / blogging: spend time writing several blogs at one time and use www.hootsuite.com to schedule automatic publishing to Twitter and Facebook at specific times
8. Templates: use templates for repeated tasks so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel each time
What are some tasks you do that would be streamlined by using this procedure?
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