Activity / Tasks
Be Selective
Be selective
about what you choose to focus your energy on. Your time is
precious, so be cautious about who you choose to spend your time
with, and what you choose to spend your time on. Working with
technology, it’s almost like everyone has a good idea for an app or
website. learn to say no more, so that you can focus exclusively on
the handful of things you want to finish before the day is out.
“Decide on your most important task. Begin immediately and work on that task with self-discipline until it is 100% complete. In life, all success comes from completing tasks. It’s not from working at tasks, it’s from completing tasks. It is only when you complete tasks that you become successful.” – Brian Tracy
Commit
Now that you’ve planned how you’re going to finish your small list of projects, and you’ve figured out when you are going to work on it, make sure you do it. Each day,tick off which ever one you’ve written. This means you don’t get lost brainstorming when you're supposed to be finishing tasks. If your goal was to launch a side hustle, commit to spending a few hours each week (or whatever you can spare) and stick to it.
Track Your Progress
I once read an article about how having a “done list” is just as important as having a “to do list” and I would agree. Sometimes, when you’ve been working hard on something for a long time, you don’t see all the work you’ve done — just the work that remains. Every now and again, look at the archived items in Trello, or the done items in Wunderlist. You’ll start to appreciate how much you’ve done, and will hopefully lift some of the fatigue that goes along with working on the same project for a long time.
Have The End Goal In Mind
What does “finished” look like? Is it a live deployment? A certain number of subscribers or users? Is it to read a specific number of books? The best way to tell if you’re really finished a project is to have a finish line. That will differ depending on a huge variety of factors, but if you can think about what success looks like, it will give you a clear target to aim at. This will make completing tasks a lot easier. When you have an end goal in mind, it’s also important to track your progress.