Oh, these unfinished business! They hang over us like a Domocles sword, spoil life and prevent us from relaxing to the end. But there are ways to eliminate this unpleasant situation.
You will need
- paper
- a pen
- a computer
Instruction manual
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Think about what you have done and write a list. It can be compiled on paper or in a special application on a computer. Do not rush and do not try to categorize unfinished business by degree of importance - you will do this later. Now rest for 10 minutes, relax and be determined to get down to an interesting job.
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Carefully re-read the list and answer the question: "Are all these matters so important to me?" Cross out everything that seems unimportant or untimely to you. In other words, evaluate the appropriateness of all cases and leave the most important.
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Mark in a separate color cases that require a little time - 5 or 10 minutes. In time management there is such a "two minute rule." It states that all things that can be done quickly must be done immediately. Take and make them. See how many lines can already be crossed out?
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Let's get acquainted with another trick - it is called "there are frogs." Frogs are unloved deeds, they are marked in green. Psychologists say they are best done in the morning. In the evening, you can set yourself up, and quickly do it in the morning. For example, on Sunday morning you can cross out several green lines. Everything, part of the "frogs" eaten, the list has decreased
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Most likely, many are familiar with the “divided elephant” technique. To divide an elephant means to break large affairs into small parts or stages. You already know yourself, so you can determine what is easier for you - to do one thing all day or devote several hours to half an hour. According to this principle, and share your "elephants", it will be easier to deal with them.
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Summarize: for a week, for 10 days, for a month - anyway. You will see how your "frogs" and "elephants" disappear, as the list gets smaller. Do not be afraid to supplement it with new things - because now you know how to bring them to the end. If maintaining a list becomes a habit, then unfinished business will become less and less, and life will become much more fun.
Useful advice
It’s very useful to keep a diary and flip through it from time to time: the notes help you remember about the things you’ve done and understand how much you have already done. It motivates.
