Something new I'm going to try out: rather than telling myself I'm going to do certain things each day, I'm going to decide to spend a predetermined amount of time on certain things each day.
For example, rather than this to-do list:
-list 25 new things for sale
-finish class assignment
-reply to all Messenger and text messages
-run 7 miles
-book flights & hotel for upcoming trip
-find the best savings & CD interest rates
I could use this to-do list:
-2 hours listing things for sale
-1 hour on classwork
-1 hour replying to Messenger and text messages
-1 hour running
-2 hours booking flights & hotel for upcoming trip
-1 hour researching the best savings & CD interest rates
Doing it this way, I'll be able to decide on the amount of time spent on each task in advance and assure there are hours left over in the day for other things that come up or tasks I decide I'd like to spend longer on, all without that previously inevitable feeling of daily failure when the overly ambitious task list could not be completed. Of course, there will always be tasks that this strategy won't work with — tasks that can't be left undone if not completed in the given length of time — but not treating every task like that sort should make the entire aggregate of to-dos feel more manageable.
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