Wednesday’s Dose of Sunshine: Give Your Tasks a Break!
If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed with all that you have left to do this week – try this little strategy to keep your mind focused on the light at the end of the tunnel…
Break up your to do’s on index cards
Reevaluate your to do list and rewrite it, even if you don’t necessarily change anything. But here’s the kick: write each task on its own index card (or cut them in half to double its use). Lay them out next to each other and rearrange them in the order you prefer to do them, a pile of “agonizing must do’s” on the right, a pile of “easier to do’s” on the left. Now, pick up one of the index cards from each pile, alternating as you go. Bind the now combined stack with a binder clip. From there, begin to complete each task, one at a time. After each completed task, tear it up and throw it in the trash! It feels so good, that moment of achievement. The smaller the stack becomes, the more motivated you will be to finish off the stack!
