Really, You Gotta Stop!
November 15, 2008 by BloggerNewbie
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“Really, You Gotta Stop!”
Too much to do? Always in a hurry? Want to get more done? I have a perfect solution. STOP! Slow down. Really you gotta stop.
Do you think multitasking is more productive? Some say it depends on what you are multitasking. I’m not sure if I agree with that. I’d have to hear your argument for multitasking. Really, if you stop working on 7 different things at the same time you will actually get more done. Hmnm, getting something finished is actually more productive.
I am the Queen of multitasking. I’ve told you that before. I can’t go from one end of my house to the other without working on 10 different chores.
The same goes for blogging. I was working on 3 or 4 posts this morning and adding lots of content to each one, but getting none ready to publish. I left a few tweets in between, started cleaning out my mailbox, back to my posts, I really need a graphic for this one.
I wasn’t completing anything, I need to do something different. So what is the plan?
1. Okay, so the first step – yeah you guessed it – the dreaded list. Why do people insist on telling you the first thing to do is write it down? Will writing it down get it done? Nope, I tried that. I write stuff down all the time. I even buy different notebooks and numerous notebooks to see if that works. I don’t care how many times or where you write it down, it won’t get done with that one lonely step. You actually need to take a little action.
2. So, you got your list. Goody. Now you need to prioritize. What is a “must do”? There are specific categories of your to do list.
- Can not live without
- Would be nice
- Someday I’ll get to that
- Probably not going to happen
3. Well you have your list, you’ve checked it twice, rearranged it; you are ready for some action! This is the hard part! Just do it. Don’t look at anything else until you are done with each task. Exercise that discipline characteristic you have. You have it. You use it when you want something. After each duty, reward yourself with something fun or something you look forward to doing.
When your “to do” list is overwhelming it is hard to get started but getting started and knocking off one thing at a time is a relief. You get a sense of satisfaction when you actually accomplish something. The stress of having too much to do is lifted and you get motivated to move on to the next task!
I’m thinking this advice would work with me too! I think that sounds like a post. I’ll get to work on that right away. I have a plan, sorta. It’s written down somewhere, probably spread across a few different notebooks. I will post my “blogging productivity and action plan”. Stay tuned, you will want to implement this plan for your own blog!
How do you stay productive? Do you have any creative procedures that are effective in producing results?
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