TODOs : A Sad Story

Once upon a time, you decide to kill the procrastination and wake up with overpowering motivation.

And, you created a ToDo of the most important task for the year!

• [ ] Join NASA as a Developer

• [ ] Elon Musk

• [ ] Become an IAS Officer

• [ ] Building a Trillion Dollar startup

Bla Bla Bla…

And… then whatever happened! You know, you end up doing nothing.

So, what went wrong?

Why ToDos didn't work for you?

The reason is not very simple, but hear me out.

Reason : Over-expectation

Yes! The biggest reason is that I get burned out so many times and my To-dos never work out.

You thought of any random thing that you think is important and you end up writing it.

This is where you’re wrong!

Now, the right way is this :

Instead of dropping everything in one place, and making it overwhelming!

Create separate To-dos for different time durations and different Priority levels.

Another thing :

A very important skill is that you know what is the most important and most urgent task for yourself. So, that you can first complete that before jumping to one after the other.

This concept is taken from the Eisenhower metric, you can learn more about it here 

I know. I know.

You start something, then you jump to another, and after a moment you jump to another.

This is not just your problem, many people face it often.

And do you know the clear reason? Not understanding what is your clear Important Task!

Tips I follow :

• Try to understand your goals, before setting up tasks for yourself.

• Cut off Notifications/Social Media.

• Use Flightmode.

• Learn to say it’s OK! if after completing 1 to 2 tasks, you’re not able to complete 100%.

  Remember, you’re Human!