Having a to-do list when it comes to taking care of your tasks or working on certain projects is a great way to never lose track of what you have to do and how much time you have to spend working.
However, having a list containing all the tasks we need to take care of each day doesn't mean we're gonna be fully productive. It just means we have a way to remind ourselves of what we need to do.
Lately I started using a pretty simple method that could help you boost your productivity and even take care of your tasks a lot faster, this leaving you with a lot more time at your disposal to work on other things or to just relax.
The method is extremely simple and you can start implementing it into your to-do list today, and here it is: whenever you write down your tasks, make sure that you also write as many details as you can about how you'll actually work.
For example, on my to-do list, one of the tasks says "Write for and publish on Steemit". It's a basic way of reminding myself that I need to write for this website. How much, that's up to me, but it's usually twice a day.
But when I wake up in the morning and I look at that task, I just see what I need to do. I need to figure out how. I need to spend time thinking about what topics to approach, how long the articles should be and only then I can finally start writing.
All that takes a lot of energy and it can waste a lot of time. If it's one of those days when I don't have any inspiration, I can spend hours thinking about what to write and not be able to come up with anything decent.
The way I can avoid all this is by thinking about what I could write the day before, when I'm actually writing down the tasks. This way, instead of reminding myself that I need to publish on this website I can also add the titles of some articles I could write, like "Write for and publish on Steemit (article 1 title & article 2 title)
Doing this little thing can save you a lot of time every single day by allowing you to just work and not spend hours thinking about what to do. This simple method helped me be a lot more productive lately, especially when it comes to writing.
Because of that I always have my phone or an agenda with me and whenever I think of something interesting to approach in an article, I just write down the idea for later and I add it to my to-do list for the next day.
The method is really simple and it can boost your productivity by a lot. If you want to give it a try, then make sure this week you'll add some more details to all the tasks you need to take care of every day and see how many things you can accomplish and how long it takes you to finish your work.
Great idea the "to do list". Check my profile if you want to follow me ;)
Real talk. Writing it down the night before is very beneficial. It lets you process the information while you sleep for one and by tomorrow you've already got a subconscious decision waiting to be executed.
Also Daily Goal Setting is very revolutionary. Using smart goals and by writing them out every morning while your eating your breakfast, for example; ''I weigh 200lbs of lean muscle by the 21st July by focusing on my diet and consistently training.''
Stick with 10 goals and try not to go to complex. But seriously, revolutionary. I'll make a post about it soon enough for some better clarity.
Anyway, very nice post again. I'm liking how you are sharing knowledge on little methods and tricks like this.
Thank you for the comment and for the nice words.
It's really interesting how writing down goals and tasks can help anybody make a lot more progress. The brain uses a lot of energy when trying to figure out what to do, but all that energy can be saved by spending a few minutes planning your next day before going to sleep.
Simplicity also plays a role. It's always easy to complicate things too much and make entire plans about how you'll do this and that, this way overloading yourself with too much work and never getting anything done.
There's a middle ground when writing goals and planning, something between too simple or/and too complex, and if you learn how to be just there, in the middle, how to plan and choose the right tasks that can help you make progress, you can achieve a lot of things.
Planning is key, and when done well, it does wonders.
You hit the nail on the head there.
I've went and overdone it on one to many occasions. Striking a balance is totally right, you need to appreciate the present just as much as you strive for the future.
Pointless living a meaningless life.
I have that list on my mind, but i should start writing it down, today i had (comment on everyone i'm following post, write a post, go to the gym) , the first one is taking some time, everyone is posting content today, still need to write a post, i only have the topic in a notepad still need to actually write it down, get images and all that... steemit takes time and dedication, thank god i like to do this, it was either this or play computer games, i think i did the right choice
Steemit is indeed time demanding. You need to be willing to spend time on the website if you want to make enough progress in a fairly short amount of time.
And writing tasks is all about organizing what you need to do and managing your time. Once you do that enough and you become good at it everything will slowly become a lot easier.
Also, find a balance between working and playing video games if you like doing both. That's what I do, and with the right methods I get to work and play for several hours every day :)