Tips & Tricks Tuesday: What to do (and not to do) today?

Deciding what to do in a given day can be daunting, but just as important and perhaps easier is deciding what not to do. This week’s tip, shared by jlam, suggests using this as a framework for planning your day.

I’ve often found myself looking at a list of tasks that were due for a previous day and which I didn’t get done. Most of the time it’s because I set unrealistic expectations of what I can accomplish.

Successful people are good at determining what they will *NOT* do today.

A recent trick I found is:

1. Look at a list of tasks that are due today or before, sorted by due date.
2. Set all tasks due to today.
3. Pick the ones that you absolutely need to do today.
4. Set their due date for yesterday.
5. Postpone all the tasks that are due today. The longer the postponement, usually the better.

Thanks for sharing this tip, jlam! You’re our Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner this week.

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