I like to think of myself as a “productivist” because I REALLY like to get things done. I’m the kind of person that you send in when there’s a long list of things to do and only a certain amount of time to do them. I love the satisfaction that comes from checking something off of my list!
And, in general, I would say that I do a pretty good job of finishing tasks, but real life means that will always be times when I don’t. And not because I chose not to do those things (though I do do that) but because sh*t happens. I could wake up with a migraine or walk into a urgent situation at work that absolutely has to be taken care of right away or an errand takes way longer to finish then expected. Super frustrating.
I heard something from Muchelle B on YouTube that i found super helpful so I wanted to share this with you. Here’s some questions you can ask yourself when you go to re-evaluate the things left on your to do list.:
Does this need to be done NOW?
Does this need to be done BY ME?
Does this need to be done AT ALL?
Take some pressure off of yourself and really be honest about the necessity of the items on your list. Is it something that can wait? Is it something that your spouse or your coworker or your mom could do for you? Is it something that truly has to happen or is it just something that would be nice to do?
Asking myself these questions recently actually made me realize that a vast majority of things on my list were self-assigned tasks- things that I had delegated to myself- and the truth was that most of them weren’t critical at all.
What’s one thing on your to do list that you’ve re-evaluated after you’ve asked yourself these questions? Comment below!
Hey, I’m Meghan
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