Juggling multiple ideas and goals (writing, exercising, reading more, getting up early, etc.) is a difficult job that often begins with enthusiasm, but ends with procrastination and failure to finish any of the ideas we started. Here are some different things to do when you are overwhelmed with too many ideas and goals.
Create mini deadlines.
The longer it takes to complete a task, the greater is the likelihood that we will fall victim to the “Parkinson’s Law,” which states that work expands to complete the time available for completion. For example, if you have a week to complete a three-hour task, according to Parkinson’s law, the task will increase in complexity and last throughout the week. The best way to combat this problem is to create mini deadlines that force you to complete tasks within a short period of time.
Use the 80/20 rule.
In simple terms, the 80/20 rule suggests that twenty percent of what you do contributes to eighty percent of the results you get. In other words, each task can be divided into activities that fall within the group of twenty or eighty percent. For example, if your goal is to exercise more and lose weight, there are some exercises (twenty percent, such as high-intensity sprints) that will significantly contribute to weight loss, more than others, eighty percent, such as stretching. The key is to experiment, discover and focus your time and energy on the activities of twenty percent, which produce the highest returns. In this way, you can do more by doing less, and in less time.
Trust your instinct.
Often, we hesitate to start and act on ideas, due to fear of failure, rejection and doubt. Countless hours are spent investigating and planning to take action, but when the time comes to leave the ship, we stay on the ship and do not comply with our plans. In the book Blink: The power of thinking without thinking (audiobook), the world-renowned journalist and author, Malcolm Gladwell, presents a solid case that, often, instantaneous judgments made in a matter of seconds lead to better decisions than a more careful plan approach. The next time you are not sure what to do next or how to do it, trust your instinct and act on the first thought that comes to mind, since most of the time, you will be on the right track.
Develop the habit of ending.
Many people have mastered the art of beginning, but few have built the habit of ending. Starting is easier than finishing, but most of the results we seek are at the finish line. The process of building the habit of finishing is like any other habit. First, it begins little by little and increases, with a reasonable expectation of how much time it will take to form a habit. Then, you can make small changes in your environment to make it easier to finish what was proposed.
Practice Stop smoking.
Contrary to popular opinion, the most productive and successful people give up their goals all the time: they only know what to quit and when to do it. The advantage of quitting smoking is that it redirects wasted time and energy into an unsuccessful idea or goal into a more rewarding business. Here is a quick inventory check. If the costs of pursuing an idea have outweighed the benefits, over a period of time, it may be time to consider reducing your losses. Although it may hurt at the beginning, at the end of the line, you will have more time to focus on better ideas.
Conclusion
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