SGTM;86102 said:
I have been experimenting with the concept of planning my day and have found picking three important things to commit to doing a day has been great. I use a hardbound book and date the page. The first three lines are the three things I am going to get done that day with a colorful line below them. I "try" to avoid doing anything else until these three things are done. The trick is of course to write the tasks in a way you can be sure to complete them.
Thats great that you're highlighting the 3 most important projects/actions for the day. This provides a great feeling at the end of the day, knowing you indeed tackled the important items of the day...
however, I wouldnt say its completed about ignoring the rest of your available actions and projects. It's always been about being the most productive, whilst utilizing your energy, available contexts and level of importance, for maximum productivity.
The reason i'll flag the 3 most important items is cause i've found out after numerous crash and burn sessions that tackling the easy projects at the beginning of the day is torture. See, I used to think that so long as I tackled the easy projects/actions, that that would get the ball rolling in terms of me moving towards my bigger, more important projects. Rather, tackling the most important stuff will make way for the easier stuff, of which will easily fall into place. Similar to that big rocks, little rocks ideaology of putting in the bigger rocks in the bucket so the sand (smaller projects) will fall right in...and not vice versa.
Aside, when push comes to shove...i'll make an instinctive decision, every hour of every day, to determine which of my available actions can be done at this very moment...so at the end of the day I'll know things got done.
I think this thread is evolving and moving towards from planning the day, to wanting to get the most done; whether that be important things in your life or simply wanting to check off as many bullet points on your to-do list.