Daily Archives: July 14, 2023
Divide and Conquer
One of the things that I’ve discovered is that, for me at least, dividing impossible stuff into smaller more manageable portions makes it more likely that I can do it. For example. As part of my “best boss ever” protocol, I’m doing a to do list for each week end. This is something I’ve done over the years and never had much success with. I write an ambitious to do list and then I do NOTHING that’s on it.
My new “to do” list is compiled with the entire weekend in mind. That way, I can put stuff off until tomorrow if I want to. I also add in rewarding and fun stuff. Get groceries (which I really really hate to do) now looks like:
- Make a grocery list.
- Go to the grocery store.
- Buy at least one decadent thing ~ wine maybe.
- Unload groceries out of the car.
- Put the groceries away.
- Drink a glass of wine to take the whine out of that experience.
I also put plenty of stuff on there that I’m sure I will do, for example:
- Drink 2 cups of coffee.
- Relax and watch TV.
- Go to Art Class with Layla. (I do this every Saturday, hell or high water).
- Feed the dog.
And then there’s fun stuff that lightens my mood and gives me incentives to mark even more stuff off my list. This weekend I have:
- Listen to music.
- Howl at the moon.
- Spend time with my family.
This way, I can start my weekend with stuff that’s fun and easy to mark as completed, and I don’t feel defeated or depressed by my list. Even if you aren’t a “list” person, I find that it really helps to break hard things down into smaller portions.
For me, being overwhelmed is one of the biggest reasons that I don’t get certain things done. What about you? What over whelms you? Can you divide it up into tiny little baby steps?
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