Planning
Wonder how many people cringe when they hear that most evil of words - planning.
I'm willing to bet a lot of us hate it at some point or another, or rather - we hate what we think of it as. I mean, who really wants to sit and schedule everything they need to do for a particular day? Who really wants to make lists for chores, tasks, projects and so on? Who can honestly say they like time dictating what they should do and when?
Not many. However that's not really what planning is.
Not entirely anyway.
Yes, you schedule things. But you don't schedule every moment of every day - because unless you don't live at all that'll never work. What I've found is that if you make a huge list of things you need to do then choose some for each day (no more than 8-10), making sure to complete at least the three most important ones by the end of the day then things seem to go quicker. How much you plan each item out depends on you though - I'm notoriously bad at starting things so I make sure to split it into chunks which are much easier to complete.
Lists - well, I only use these to decide where it is I'm going and what I need to do to get there. Also for jotting down stuff I notice needing done until I have the time. It doesn't really impact on your life too much unless you have a lot of things to get done, in which case I think they're pretty essential (if only so you don't forget things).
As for dictating what to do and when... Well, I never really use that method if I can avoid it. If there's something that absolutely HAS to be done at a certain time then I'll make sure that I do it then, however for everything else I just write a list of what needs to be done and make sure to fit it in. Maybe not the most effective way of doing it but it does work for me.
There's lots of reasons why planning is good for you, one of them being that it actually frees up more time for the things you enjoy and actually Want to do. By planning you can get things like chores done quicker with less energy wasted by running around deciding what to do. Its especially important if you have a lot of commitments, since it means (with practice) that you'll get things done then have a little room to move and do whatever. Meaning you get less stressed out and have more fun in life.
Just my thoughts for today =)
I'm willing to bet a lot of us hate it at some point or another, or rather - we hate what we think of it as. I mean, who really wants to sit and schedule everything they need to do for a particular day? Who really wants to make lists for chores, tasks, projects and so on? Who can honestly say they like time dictating what they should do and when?
Not many. However that's not really what planning is.
Not entirely anyway.
Yes, you schedule things. But you don't schedule every moment of every day - because unless you don't live at all that'll never work. What I've found is that if you make a huge list of things you need to do then choose some for each day (no more than 8-10), making sure to complete at least the three most important ones by the end of the day then things seem to go quicker. How much you plan each item out depends on you though - I'm notoriously bad at starting things so I make sure to split it into chunks which are much easier to complete.
Lists - well, I only use these to decide where it is I'm going and what I need to do to get there. Also for jotting down stuff I notice needing done until I have the time. It doesn't really impact on your life too much unless you have a lot of things to get done, in which case I think they're pretty essential (if only so you don't forget things).
As for dictating what to do and when... Well, I never really use that method if I can avoid it. If there's something that absolutely HAS to be done at a certain time then I'll make sure that I do it then, however for everything else I just write a list of what needs to be done and make sure to fit it in. Maybe not the most effective way of doing it but it does work for me.
There's lots of reasons why planning is good for you, one of them being that it actually frees up more time for the things you enjoy and actually Want to do. By planning you can get things like chores done quicker with less energy wasted by running around deciding what to do. Its especially important if you have a lot of commitments, since it means (with practice) that you'll get things done then have a little room to move and do whatever. Meaning you get less stressed out and have more fun in life.
Just my thoughts for today =)
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