Even for a keen organiser, the list is sometimes my Achilles heel. If I know I have a large amount of stuff to do, but itâs all stored in my head and not physically written down, my productivity rate drops. The mental to do list can sometimes feel overwhelming and sometime when there's a lot of general life stuff swimming around in my head it can impact my focus. Last week I was so on the go that I barely had time to write things down, and the list of things to do in my head has hit overwhelming. Almost akin to the procrastination that comes from âI just donât know where to startâ.
So I hit the reset button đ This meant:
⢠grabbing a pen & my notebook, turn to a new sheet and create a new physical to do list
⢠segmenting the tasks into different areas of the paper, effectively putting things under subheadings (General life, house, dog, different events, work categories, different clients..)
⢠turn back the page and make sure I carryover anything unfinished from the old list-this sometimes jogs my memory and helps me remember things that have been pushed to the back of my mind
⢠physically cross things off - not only is this satisfying but it helps with a visual representation
⢠rewrite the list when a lot has been crossed off and it is no longer visually clear
Occasionally there are so many things going on that there are multiple to do lists, and the flipchart paper and markers come out. Writing everything out in groups under headings creates such an unrivalled boost to my focus - even better than rewarding myself with baked goods when you get to X point. I canât logically explain why this helps; the colours help me see the different sections clearly and also helps me focus in faster to the right section. When I can very clearly see what I have to do, starting becomes the easiest thing. Writing it up giant really helps with this â I miss having access to flipchart paper, but at least I still have the markers đŠđźâđŤ
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