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Make a List
December 22, 2009
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That’s what happens. I tend to end up making a list of every possible thing you could ever want to do. haha. It would work great if i could actually follow through to actually DO the list. But as soon as something takes more than about 5 minutes to complete I get restless, disheartened, and its over.
Nimthiriel, I don’t know if this helps you, but what has helped me from time to time is to examine each task in a list and try to detemine the greatest return you will receive on time and energy you invested in each. When I have been able to do this, I may have only completed one task of ten, but I have done the one with the greatest impact. Watch out for ànalysis paralysis`looking a list for so long you run out of time to do any task.
I get so frustrated at work with all the work or stuff that needs to be done. I write simple word lists with boxes beside them that I tick off when I have completed the task. it helps at work but not so at home or away.
My problem with making a list is that I can’t put things in single categories (because I can see how they fit into multiple categories), but I don’t like them being scattered al over the place.
And how far do you break a list down, anyway??
How do I sort the priority? Is it according to date? But what if there’s something really important that I need to do, but I don’t have a specific date to get it done by, or the date is far away?
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Even when it comes to writing the list, I have no idea when to start.
You get so upset in situations like this, so frustrated that you just want to watch TV or go home, making a list really helps, but the overwhelm can just destroy all of your good intention, and making a list just takes the small amount of focus time you have away. or you over focus, and look at a huge list and then become more overwhelmed.