Suggested Resolution for 2018 **Prioritize Tasks Efficiently **
Many people in business admit they don’t know how to prioritize as well as they would like.
How do you feel about this matter?
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of work you have?
Have you ever missed an important deadline? Or forgotten to do something important?
That’s okay, I have a solution for you!
Now prioritize. What are the three items that are the most important to you in your personal life?
What about professionally?
Your ability to improve your organizational skills and prioritize tasks is a measure of your overall competence. The better the plan you have, even if as simple as creating a to-do-list, the easier it is for you to overcome procrastination and get started, to eat that chicken and keep going.
One of your top goals at work should be for you to prioritize tasks by using your organizational skills to get the highest possible return on your investment of mental, emotional and physical energy.
Are there any overlaps? OK, so where?
The good news is that every minute spent planning saves as many as ten minutes in execution. It only takes about ten or twelve minutes for you to prioritize tasks by planning out your day and create a to-do list. This small investment of time will save you at least two hours (100-120 minutes) in wasted time and diffused effort throughout the day.
Often you will wake up with great ideas and insights that you can prioritize tasks and use to get your job done faster and better than you had initially thought.
The more time you take to make written lists of everything you have to do, in advance, the more effective and efficient you will be.
Tasks for Today
These are the things you will absolutely aim to get done before stopping work. Think of it this way: if you finish with these early and manage to start another task, you’re ahead of the game. But you’ve got to start (and finish) somewhere.
Before writing them down, check to make sure they’re in line with the priorities you selected. So if family is a top priority for you but you know one of your tasks will mean working until midnight, maybe you should think about how to better fit it into your schedule. We’re not saying don’t do it, just ask yourself whether there’s a better way to schedule it into your goals.
Tasks for The Week
These are the things you’ll absolutely get done this week. No leaving for weekend plans without getting them done. So, before writing them down, check to make sure they’re in line with your life and work priorities.
Tasks for The Month
Now do it for the month (sensing a pattern here?)
You’ve Got Style, So Own It
Determine your productivity style and harness it
When are you most productive?
? Early morning ? Mid-morning ? Afternoon ? Evening ? Night ? Late night
What about least?
? Early morning ? Mid-morning ? Afternoon ? Evening ? Night ? Late night
What’s the hardest element of your day-to-day work for you?
? Sussing out the details ? Managing teams ? Getting started ? Prioritizing ? Understanding the technology involved ? Staying focused ? Revising and editing ? Thinking big picture ? Answering emails ? Goal-setting ? Managing people/teams ? Other:
For your tasks today, schedule time during your most productive period to do deep work. Consider scheduling the hardest element of your work during this high productivity period. Give yourself less time than you think you need—this is proven to make you more productive. During your least productive period, schedule time to check email.
Schedule your brainstorm sesh Ever heard about how Google lets its employees have free time to brainstorm about projects that interest them? You can do that, too. Once a week, maybe on like Fridays when you just cannot face another client email, schedule a 10- to 15-minute brainstorm period. Open a program like Evernote or a notebook. Write down a bunch of ideas you have for upcoming projects or things you’d like to work on professionally or in your life.
Morning Checklist
? Check your inbox ? Review your to-do list ? Write next steps down next to any items on said to-do list ? Fill out your three daily tasks ? Review your three weekly tasks ? Schedule your deep work, email check-in, and rest periods ? Every Monday: Review your three monthly tasks
End-of-Day Checklist
What didn’t get done today that needs to get done first thing tomorrow?
? Make a list of other to-dos that you’ll start working on as soon as you get to the office: ? Tidy your desk. Studies show a clean desk makes you more productive ? Reread last week’s brainstorm session (you can also do this at the start of your day)
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Thank you … Each step leads to the next step, and so forth and so on. - Someone must do the initial work to get a job done. - Neither the first step nor the last are of greater significance, - As they were both needed to accomplish the task. - Past-Present-Future they are all connected.