{"id":2502,"date":"2019-04-05T03:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2019-11-01T09:50:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T14:50:48","slug":"my-workload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/my-workload\/","title":{"rendered":"Handling The Workload"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Can I Get A Handle On My Workload?<\/span>
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The Concept of a Digital Toolbox – Part 13<\/span><\/h3>\n

Why am I not seeing the results I thought I would using a todo-list? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am great at making lists. \u00a0My lists have lists. There\u2019s nothing more exhilarating than creating a project with lists of milestones and tasks. \u00a0However, here\u2019s what the specialists don\u2019t tell you. Just because you have a todo-list doesn\u2019t mean you will have results, at least not the results they make you think. \u00a0You may just have a list that\u2019s useless because you\u2019re unable to get to anything on the list. For some, the list just keeps getting longer and longer with no end in sight. \u00a0So what do you do when this happens. Pray :-). <\/span><\/p>\n

You need to change your approach to the task-list craze.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Thought or Concept:
\n<\/span>Too much in your task-list manager to handle?<\/b><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s tackle this one first. \u00a0I applaud you if you have a massive todo-list. \u00a0You\u2019ve done what very few are able to do, get the tasks out of your head and into a place you can see it, quantify it and manage it. \u00a0The bad news is that the list is too large to make a dent in it, so it feels. Now your todo-list has created a problem for you when you thought it would solve the problem you had. \u00a0We\u2019ll get to a solution I have to offer in a second, but I need to present the second problem with the todo-list.<\/span><\/p>\n

The todo-list by itself won\u2019t work.<\/b><\/p>\n

It feels good to stick those items somewhere and get them out of your head to no longer be a worry in the back of your mind. \u00a0The problem is when you do this, it created a form of procrastinating that you didn\u2019t intend on having. There\u2019s a sigh of relief to get these things off your mind and placed somewhere safe that you can get back to at any time. \u00a0Anytime becomes someday and you know what <\/span>someday equals, never<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0Now, these outcomes (too much on the list and too little time) begs one to ask, so what do you do now?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Practice:
\n<\/span>The task-list manager must be paired with another tool, my calendar.<\/b><\/p>\n

A todo-list lets you know what you have in front of you. \u00a0When you know what on your plate, you\u2019re in a better position to make plans. \u00a0\u00a0Without your calendar, you are unable to plan your time. So in order to make the best use of the tasks you need to get done, you need to pair it with your calendar and set aside time to do the tasks. \u00a0What I\u2019ve found is that if you don\u2019t set priorities (set appointments) to get tasks done on your task-list, then your calendar gets filled with other tasks that were unplanned. Unplanned tasks have a way of finding space on your calendar you never planned for. \u00a0You must have a way to get tasks from the task-manager to the calendar. With that said, let\u2019s take a look at a few digital task-managers I\u2019ve used and currently use.<\/span><\/p>\n