I am frequently confronted with a million things to do in
one day. Sure, I’m exaggerating, but the feeling of overwhelmedness is real and
it might as well be a million things because there is nearly always more to-do’s
on my to-do list than is humanly possible. Thankfully, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve
become more efficient. Maybe I still don’t get a million things done in one
day, but I spend less time wandering through the house muttering to myself and
eat less chocolate in an attempt to calm my panicked soul. Below is my
ever-changing advice for getting a million things done in a day.
1 Have a list/s.
Keep lists handy of what MUST be done and what COULD be done. Update these
regularly. Don’t let the tyranny of the urgent control your day. Focus.
2 If you can take care
of something in less than a minute, do it now, don’t put it off. You know
you won’t do it later and it will nag at your soul each time you see it. For
instance – filing something, putting shoes away, depositing a dish in the
dishwasher, hanging a coat in the closet.
