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651: How to Actually Execute Your To-Do List: Or Why Writing It Down Doesn't Actually Get It Done - 2 by Leo Babauta - Zen Habits

2017-09-22 | 🔗

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits shares how to actually execute your to-do list. This is Part 2 of 2.

Episode 651: How to Actually Execute Your To-Do List: Or Why Writing It Down Doesn't Actually Get It Done - 2 by Leo Babauta - Zen Habits.

Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness.

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first time, if he knew here is where I simply read to you telling bedtime stories, but how really and Harry Nonfiction for the most part think in fiction once or twice made helicopters from so the best blogs in the world with their permission to his post, is a continuation yesterday, those of your new here a recommend. Listening to yesterday's episode. First, that's episode, six, fifty and what that was here part two, continue optimizing your life. How to actually peculiar to do list or wherever and down doesn't I should get it done. Part to buy LEO Bob
owner of Zenhabits habits done? That quote, I start, but I get distracted, never finish, encore. If you start, you ve already made a big step towards finishing now. You just need to work on the distractions. My suggestions won't be popular, but they work number one small tasks. I mentioned this earlier, But it's really important to repeat here. If you're getting distracted, it may be because your working too long on a single task or project to remain focused do We are small task. You are more likely to stay on task if the task takes a long time, folks only doing fifteen or twenty minutes of it number two single task Dollars or to do multiple tasks at the same time just do the one task before you If you tend to do email, I am surf. The web regime are RSS feeds on the phone and all the while doing it has. You will inevitably be
distracted from a task. Do one task at a time if you feel yourself being pulled from the task, stop yourself and bring yourself back number three unplug, the biggest distractions come from connectivity. Email feeds. I am twitter phones, unplug from these connections, while you're working on her single task does is always an unpopular suggestion, but before you reject it, give it a try, turn everything off and try to focus on one task. You get a lot more don. I guarantee you right now. I'm writing this post, while disconnected from the internet, is much easier to concentrate number for clear. Your desk distractions can come from visual clutter. It can be worth it clear everything off your desk, also
the clear your walls in your computer desktop and only work on one programme at a time, if possible, number five focus wants you dead, his clear and you unplug you're working on that single task really put all your concentrate. On it. Pour your energies into that task is even get it done quickly you might even get lost in it and achieve that highly touted, deservedly so state of mind, known as flow number. Six take breaks, it can help you to. Because, for a short amount of time on a single task and use a time to help focus and then to take a break. This allows you to reboot your brain, then get back to work and focus on the next task quote I often don't feel like doing any work at all. The idea of work seems horrible and I never start doing anything on quote. I knows
feeling? Well, they place us all and there's no one good answer. However, he are some suggestions. Number one groom yourself. If you work from home, take a shower off in the act of grooming ourselves can make us feel much better number two to take a walk. I find it a little walking get my blood pumping refresh my mind. Allow me too, think about what I really want to do today, it might not be You need, but is worth a shot number three exercise. Similarly, exercise can make you feel great jogging park. Ashore strength, work out some lobbies or meditation. These things get your mood up and get you feeling productive and happy. Try it out. You might feel more like doing stuff when you're done number four again think of opportunities. Think about tomorrow, not tomorrow, as in the distant future, but tomorrow, as in the day after today. Imagine yourself looking back on today.
From tomorrow. Will you be glad you're late around or would you be happier if you do something and took advantage of the opportunities in front of you today is useful to think in terms of your future self, because what we do today will open up opportune It is new rose for tomorrow's US number. Five baby steps daunting in terms of hurrying to tackle it our work, J or an entire list of stuff. To do that's overwhelming just think of doing one day. That's all you have to do just that. One. Make a something small uneasy and ideally something fun and rewarding focus on that easy task was a guest, he might be more willing to do another thing that another number six fine fun stuff to do. If you just Boehringer or unpleasant things to do. You won't feel like doing them. Instead change your password today. Savings find something that's fine or exciting, but still moving forward on a project or Gore,
That might be what you need to get. You jump started to do other stuff or you might ensue Only spend the day doing only fun stuff, as long forward, don't just play solitaire or world of Warcraft number seven commit thyself, If motivation is your problem commit yourself to making some progress with a goal or project today or every day this week tell all the family and friends. Writing your blog or join the Zen habits forum to gray motivator. Lord yourself, accountable by reporting to others what you did today. Number eight rewards tell yourself that if you just do that first task, you get a nice ice cream Sunday or they buy the book or dvd, whatever your reward, use it to motivate yourself to just get started, then let the rest flow from their quote. I make a list of things to do the next day and on that day I wake up looking forward to a bad day.
Full of unpleasant tasks are not feel doing anything from a list on a quote two things to say here: number one overload The most probable reason is at your overloading yourself people, ten, a pile too much on themselves for a single day overestimating how much they can actually do get into the habit using only three most important tasks to do for the day. He's an early in the day at least two of them before email. If you only have three things to do is not over me. You're probably have some small, things do later or right, those down when under a batch process heading and do those small things all at once. The end of the day, number two fun The second thing is that your lowering yourself up with unpleasant task, who want to face a day of that instead put down tasks that you look forward to doing green exciting to do list for tomorrow? If you really are nothing important to do this. Enjoyable. Its powers the boy you're in the wrong job. Look in several other you
actually enjoy. Yes, every job has unpleasant and difficult tasks, but they lead something rewarding they support something you get excited about You don't have anything like that in your job. You need to take a closer look at your job. Revamp is somehow or look for another. You just listen, a part two of the postal, how to actually exist here to do list or were ready and down. Doesn't I should get it done by the about. Of their habits done that, hopefully those helpful for you getting things on his frequently asked questions that are here and there On the I specifically struggle with when I started my bullet journal, I was able to that habit of writing the stuff down but found that are still just. The basics done and the other stuff kept getting pushed to the next page so somebody I'm working on personally and I dont the emission this on the ship.
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