I didn't read this. I don't want to do too many things, but, even if I had to, I would rather start doing those things instead of reading a blog post about how to do too many things.
I beg (plead!) of the submitter to update this to read "Too Many Things That You Want To Do?" to prevent the regular wincing that results from reading the grammatically ugly version.
I thought the same, then saw you wrote first. It's not crass to believe that an author, wanting to express an idea, may not want to drive away an audience for the idea.
I like the general idea as I've been grappling with it, though I tend to approach it differently. I like to introduce one or two new habits or areas to focus on, do it for 2-4 weeks until I've got it down to a rhythm that can be done quickly without excess thinking about it, and then add new objectives.
I do think on what my top three outcomes for a week should be at the start of the week, and choose which of them needs to be worked on the next day, and then start the day putting 2-5 hours into that or until it's complete. At least, that's the theory, sometimes I "check just one thing" before heading on to most key stuff and then too often the entire day gets hosed. But when I start with most key objective or two, the day almost always goes well. Then I've got a list of general stuff I fill into the day - situps, vitamins, some deep breathing, very short meditating on my death bushido-style, respond to emails, write a letter to someone I'm out of touch, handle admin - I can fill that stuff around the edges whenever I can steal 5-10 minutes from my day. If I start with the most key, difficult objectives first the rest of the day tends to fall into line.
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I beg (plead!) of the submitter to update this to read "Too Many Things That You Want To Do?" to prevent the regular wincing that results from reading the grammatically ugly version.
I do think on what my top three outcomes for a week should be at the start of the week, and choose which of them needs to be worked on the next day, and then start the day putting 2-5 hours into that or until it's complete. At least, that's the theory, sometimes I "check just one thing" before heading on to most key stuff and then too often the entire day gets hosed. But when I start with most key objective or two, the day almost always goes well. Then I've got a list of general stuff I fill into the day - situps, vitamins, some deep breathing, very short meditating on my death bushido-style, respond to emails, write a letter to someone I'm out of touch, handle admin - I can fill that stuff around the edges whenever I can steal 5-10 minutes from my day. If I start with the most key, difficult objectives first the rest of the day tends to fall into line.