The seven habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey talks about one of the most effective way of doing a job or completing a work!
The best thing to do is to tabulate the work!
Now you can do this mentally or physically! But that is only the first part!
Or if you have a paucity of time and patience then you can divide the work into major, medium and small or minor task!
After that you can simply follow the 1-3-5 rule!
This is a new trend which of course is a remix of several old trends but then if it works do not disturb the system!
So the 1-3-5 Rule is a productivity method for creating a balanced daily to-do list!
Everyday you have to do this task; One major, 3 medium and at least 5 small!
By doing this you prevent overwhelming of tasks by focusing on manageable chunks and ensuring progress on high-impact items.
It provides structure, reduces procrastination by tackling the biggest item first and offers flexibility by mixing quick wins with larger goals, applicable for freelancers, students, and professionals alike!
The first step of course is to identify you task! You can either use the Stephen Covey table of just a to do list!
Then zoom in on the one big task! This is a high-priority, time-consuming, or mentally demanding item (e.g., finish a project report).
Then find three important but lesser critical tasks and complete them!
Finally the five small tasks would then be easy quick wins (e.g., reply to emails, tidy desk, make a quick call!)
It is similar to answering questions on a paper! You must tackle the questions with the highest marks first! Once that is done you can do your own assessment and carry on! You can actually finish the smaller tasks before medium or vice versa!
This is because you tackle the big task first when you have the most energy, then move to medium, and finish with small tasks for momentum!
The benefit is that the list breaks large lists into a manageable nine items.
It also builds momentum and the finishing of small tasks provides quick wins, while the big task gets the most important work done!
You can also mixes challenging tasks with easy ones to keep the day varied and productive!
There are couple of tips and some flexibility though!
You have to be realistic and adjust the scope if tasks change, but try not to exceed nine total items; you can add a couple of smaller items though!
Like mentioned above, even though finishing the big task gives a big momentum you can still adapt to your day! You might do your medium tasks before your big one, or shift priorities as needed!
Like in an examination as before; answer a couple of easy questions to get a confidence boost and momentum and jump on to the big Guns…I mean ones!
All said and done, anytime you see someone who is as busy as you but still manages to do so much work; there is always a measure of organization involved!
Great people are amazing time managers!
Great and incredibly amazing was also Swamy Vivekananda
Now plan your tasks for tomorrow and sleep!
Shub ratri…
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