You’ve done a great job making your to-do list work for you. Every day you’re working on your high-priority assignments. But every day, the non-urgent, lower-priority items keep accumulating on your list. It can become depressing and frustrating when these tiny tasks remain unfinished day after day and week after week.

There is a solution! Schedule a Tiny Tasks Day (TTD).

How?

• Block off a period (a half-day, whole day, or weekend) to work only on your tiny tasks. During this time, consider your tiny tasks as important and high-priority.
• Examine your list and choose a few tasks you can complete in a specific location during the allotted time. Group your tiny tasks into logical categories. Don’t try to do work and home projects on the same day. Don’t try to do too much physical work (e.g. fix the deck and paint the fence and move the piano) on the same day.

When?

Some people like to plan a workplace TTD the day before a long weekend for work in the office. During these days, no one starts significant projects anyway. Other people choose a TTD during a slow period in their business or while waiting for feedback on other projects.

For housework, you can choose a long weekend to complete as many small jobs as possible. Often family and friends are available to help if needed. Alternatively, if you need an empty house to complete your tiny tasks (Please, kids! Do not touch the wet paint!), you could schedule a day off work when no one else is home.

I suggest scheduling a Tiny Tasks Day about once per quarter. Initially, you may need to plan more frequent TTDs until your to-do list is less overwhelming. Then, create routine TTDs in your planner for work and home projects.

Do you need help planning your Tiny Task Day? If so, we’d be happy to help speed up your projects. Contact Out of Chaos today.

 

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