Another productivity strategy is this. I have 3 intense projects going on. Two are research-related (articles with a hard due date) and one is bureaucratic. I need to strain every capacity to finish 2 of these projects by December 1 and one more by Christmas.
This is what I do to get a handle on the projects. Every day, I split the page of my notebook in 4 parts. Each part is dedicated to each of the 3 projects + 1 segment for health. Every day, I aim to fill each segment equally. There are several check-in points throughout the day. What have I done on segment one? What have I done for health? Segment four keeps looking sparse. What’s causing it?
Since I constantly keep each project within my field of vision, I’m free of the feelings of guilt that there’s something I need to be doing and I’m not. Less guilt always means more energy.
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