Bogged down? Pick 3 things to do.

by joe on October 22, 2007

BogIt’s Monday, and you’re rushing to get out the door, hoping you didn’t forget anything. How will you ever finish everything you need to do today?

Relax.  You can do it. Just stop wasting your time with unproductive time-wasters. Ask yourself this.

If I could only get 3 things done today, what would they be?

Focus on those things, and only those things, and either defer, delay, or renegotiate the rest. If you can keep your mind focused doing only these tasks to the best of your ability, the outcome will be much greater (and less stressful) than if you insisted on being distracted, and trying to finish 100 things today.

Web Worker Daily has even more great tips on taking control of your day. Stop stressing, and start being productive!

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Rex October 27, 2007 at 7:49 am

Nice idea! I’ll try this. Now I use these tips and this tool http://www.wrike.com/blog/9/4/2007/Getting_things_done_with_Wrike_saves_us_hours . Helps a lot!

Penni July 8, 2009 at 7:35 am

Very thought provoking.

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