Listening to The Upgrade Podcast that featured Charles Duhigg, he suggested taking your big “to-do list” and writing the three things you want to get done today. That is supposed to help you focus and be productive on the most important things.
Yesterday I did not accomplish everything on the post-it note, only one item was crossed off. This is my post-mortem to figure out how to not have that happen again.
Positive
I triaged my mail in the morning. Transferred everything needed to the Bullet Journal. I then went through and added my three things.
Stumbling Blocks
I left my email open and kept getting off task by emails. Someone sent me a help request but left off some details on what she really wanted. I should have just emailed late and continued to work on the list instead. But, it was a puzzle. I emailed her back. And the next email she sent actually didn’t make anything clearer. So I had to solve that problem, so I spent more time emailing. And then once it was clear what she wanted, I stopped my list and helped her instead.
Goal to Work on
Don’t stop to work on other non-emergency things. Finish the list.
Notes For Kevin 