I wasn't going to
post this because it seemed, well, a re-hash. But I found myself going back to the 1-3-5 concept over and over, so I'll share.
Now that you have a comprehensive list of everything you have to do
for work ever, you should define a daily to-do list. On any given day,
assume that you can only accomplish one big thing, three medium things,
and five small things. (Note: if you spend much of your day in meetings,
you might need to revise this down a bit.) Before leaving work, take a
few minutes to define your 1-3-5 for the next day, so you’re ready to
hit the ground running in the morning. If your position is one where each day brings lots of unexpected tasks, try leaving one medium and two small tasks blank, in preparation for the last-minute requests from your boss.
Yes, I know it can be tough to narrow your list of to-dos down to
1-3-5—but it’s important to prioritize. Like it or not, you only have so
many hours in the day and you’re only going to get a finite number of
things done. Forcing yourself to choose a 1-3-5 list means the things
you get done will be the things you chose to do—rather than what just
happened to get done.
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