Posted on 07/17/2024 12:59:27 PM PDT by fwdude
You know how writing things down generally sticks them in your brain better? That's true when you're taking notes to remember something or when you're planning your day. When it comes to productivity, several of the most recommended methods ask you to write stuff down. From a to-do list or daily action plan to a nighttime review of everything you did (or didn't do), if you're serious about harnessing the power of specific productivity techniques, you'll end up writing at some point. You should designate a specific spot to get that done.
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Thanks for any help.
I am a big list-maker. I make a list of all things I want to accomplish each and every day. If I get 50% of the list done, I call it a win.
I make lists as reminders but I lose the list
Nope. You can multitask many things and switch between them, and remember dozens more, and come back to them.
You just have to practice it.
Don’t turn into a Biden and delegate your brain away. Not to people or to notes. Your brain does not need a crutch.
“Notes” can be useful for complex details. Make them condensed and concise.
No one wants to (re)read a book when they have to follow up.
I hide my list so I don't have to do anything on it.
Nowadays ... you can keep this list going, on your tablet.
You can also further prioritize items with an ABC method, in order of importance.
Not that I’m organized, or, anything 😜
‘I ain’t done nothing since I woke up today’
Interestingly, one of the most helpful things I got from these books is that I was able to help a client win a lawsuit just by going back 10+ years and finding the exact date when a seemingly inconsequential but ultimately very important set of tasks had been completed.
I’m a huge notebook, calendar, and list guy. I find when I put in the effort to actually manage the list and also keep my notebook (which has meeting minutes, ideas, plans, etc) up to date that my productivity sky rockets.
I also figure out very quickly the things I don’t like to do and procrastinate at...as those things will make their way to the next day/week list until I force myself to do them.
However, I also find it wears me down very fast as I tend to overbook myself which leads to growing lists of things I ‘didn’t’ get done. This 2nd list follows me around and starts to wear down on me psychologically over time. At that point I’ll get away from the habit or force myself to do a hard reset in order to clear out the build-up.
I have found, now that I’m older, that I’m not as afraid to delegate the items that I tend to procrastinate about. I think it may be because I don’t see editing/advising my team’s efforts as burdensome....it’s enjoyable. This is especially true when you see the lights of realization in a junior colleague come on.
I try to make a list of 5 chores I want to get thru every day, a mixture of short easy ones, and longer ones. These would be things that are not every day or every week routine chores. It really does help to prioritize and not procrastinate. Five extra household chores a day isn’t much, but if there’s no time to get everything done, the things undone go on the next day’s list of 5.
(I had a school friend who did this; she said that if you get all 5 done, your list is too short :-)
I have to write it down physically, with pen and paper, or it doesn’t stick. Besides, the satisfaction of checking it off beats clicking a button. Kinda like slamming the phone down beats clicking a button!
Well, I use a tablet pen, and, either cross through or check off items on list.
I hide my list so I don’t have to do anything on it.
🤣
Sounds like work
My wife used to do this at her job. She said sometimes she would complete the task just so she didn’t have to keep writing it down every day!
I once read to write down a list of EVERYTHING that is on your mind that needs to be done. It not only helps you prioritize, but it helps you to focus and reduces anxiety as now your brain doesn’t have to keep remembering what you didn’t get done. :)
It’s psychological reinforcement - the list causes you to stick to things more than you would without.
My list of what I need to do grows much faster than it shrinks.
It takes me 10 times longer to do things today than 10 years back.
Maybe as my back surgery (doing well) I will get more productive.
I’m counting on it.
I admit that there is a temptation, in nearly everything, to focus too much on the tool and allow the objective to accomplish suffer. That’s why these day timers always seem like such nonsense. And they’re EXPENSIVE.
I learned when In about 7th-8th grade:
WRITE THINGS DOWN.
Wherever or whatever.
YOU WILL REMEMBER THINGS BETTER-—FOR A LONG TIME.
I have POST IT notes all over the house.. Think of something I need to take care of-—write note—discard when item is handled.
THANK YOU-—3M !!!!
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