The past two days I have not had to work or go to Francis Tuttle due to an ice storm out of nowhere! Now, you’d think that I would take all this extra time and turn it into actual productivity! But no, I have done mostly a lot of nothing. (I didn’t even post yesterday! Sorry about that.. )
So, I’ve decided. My energy is up, I had a refreshing break, I am feeling fairly good about myself lately, and this slump MUST END NOW, so, I have an idea to help kick me into gear.
Basically I will make a a todo list, but, more like a full on plan of my day, including break times, and eating. (I need to get myself eating on a regular schedule!)
I will basically make a checklist. This will be my browser’s homepage, so the second I get home the first thing I see will be the list. The list will give me tasks, and I have to check all of them. (which means completing them) After checking all of them I can click on the button at the bottom of the page. If all things were checked, than it will say something along the lines of.. “Success! Now you can do whatever for two hours. Have at it!.”
And then after two hours I proceed through the page onto the next list, etc.
It is kind of like an advanced version of Nowdothis.com. An incredibly simple, yet unfathomably useful little webapp that can aid with productivity.
So, for the rest of my night I am going to setup the page, and then tomorrow I shall commence using it.
I actually stumbled upon a pretty eye-opening piece of knowledge relating to todo lists, and schedules, etc. To all those that can’t be assed to make one, or can’t help but percieve a sort of nerdyness about them, there is more to a todo list than just simply helping you to remember everything you need to do. “I KNOW what I need to do,” you might say, “the problem is just doing it.” Well, sir or madam, a todo list does more than remind you. It takes the weight of remembering off of your shoulders. It makes the doing easier, because you are not constantly weighed down by the burden of all that you have to do.
By putting your tasks in a list, the workload will seem smaller, and you never have to think about what you should be doing, or what to do next. Just focus on the current task.
I guess it’s sounds a little iffy at first, but trust me. Do as I say not as I do!
P.S. I have been cleaning a little bit each day. Not enough though.. 3 days left and the clock is ticking. It might come down to a frantic Sunday clean fest.. God I hope not. (Though I knew this would happen from day one..) There is hope, though! I gave myself a month to do this for a reason. IT MUST BE DONE, so it will be done. The following month will be a vast improvement from this one as a result. JUST YOU WAIT.
Aren’t you glad I posted, at least?
Aha! that’s some good stuff… I actually utilized that today. I had lots to do, so I went to my church(where there’s space to work and focus) and wrote a to do list on the dry-erase board. And I finished! It really does take away a lot of the weight of thinking about what you have to do.
Anyways. Keep it up, Buddy!
Do you know that I make list todo every day and have it posted on my screen on Stickies.
It is so easy to forget what you intended to do, a reminder is necessary. Keep up the good work!
I thought “todo” was a little dog from Kansas!
Just kidding!
It looks like you’re really making some headway. Also it seems like you’ve got some very positive influences in your life.
If your like me. And I know I am! You are often your own worst critic. With forming any new habits (or breaking old ones) just remember not to be too hard on yourself.
You’re making some serious self improvement and it shows!
P.S. As for myself I too have had the last two days out from school. And do you know what I did, even though I’m behind in my reading? I read “Watchmen” and played “Blue Dragon” ALL DAY LONG!
So I’m totally with you in slacking off.
Just remember what John Lennon once said: “Time you enjoy wasting, isn’t wasted time.”