There are a few small tasks that need to be done that I just keep putting off. Over and over. When I remember that they need to get done, it’s the wrong time. Inconvenient. Or maybe just not possible (as in, I’m not in the same place as the task) at that time.
I confess that I haven’t captured those small tasks. And coincidentally, I haven’t been feeling as organized as I’d like. Because these little things keep bothering me even when I’m not really thinking about them.
I’m a list person. I have to write things down. It helps me remember things. And track what’s supposed to happen. But I haven’t written down these small tasks. As the number of little, unimportant tasks grows, they are suddenly much more important. Because it means I’m not managing my time and to do list properly.
So here’s what I need to do. I need to write down every single task that’s been bugging me. All of the to do items. It will probably be a long list, which can easily intimidate. I don’t want to get overwhelmed by all the undone tasks. That’s a huge de-motivator. So why would I want to do that?
If I write down everything, it actually frees up my mind. I can stop worrying about what I need to get done and actually start working on it. Let’s face it. I can’t get everything done in one day (especially not with a 10-month-old who just started crawling). I need to choose a number of tasks to get done each day. That’s it. Just a reasonable number of items that I think I can manage that day.
And when they’re done, I mark them off. And then I choose some more. And so on.
I’ve been feeling like I’m not making progress. And I haven’t, because I haven’t been tracking things. My schedule has been off since I left for two weeks. I’ve been back a week now. It’s time to take control and start managing my work load again.
Are you struggling with something similar? Have you thought about how you can apply this to your undone tasks?
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译文:
不要忘了琐碎的小事
我一而再再而三地推迟去做那些需要做的小事情。当我记起来我应该把它们做完的时候，时间却不合适了，同时也不方便。或者那时候已经不大可能去完成它们。（因为我已经不在该做那件事的那个地方）
我承认我没有记录下那些小事情，同时，我也感觉到我做事并不像我所希望的那样高效率。尽管我并不是真的想着那些小事，它们还是一样让我烦恼。
我过日子需要列清单。我必须把我所要做的事列于表上，它有助于我想起所要做的事，而且让我知道接下来要做什么。但我一直没有记下这些琐碎的事情。当这些细小零碎不重要的事情越积越多的时候，它们一下子就变得很重要。因为这意味着我没有好好利用我的时间，我没有妥善处理我该做的事。
所以，现在这个就是我应该做的。我需要记下每一件烦扰我的小事，把乱七八糟的事列出一个条目表。清单也许会很长，很可能让我处于很被动的状态。但我不想因为那些没有做的小事而使自己烦恼，让我变得消极。那么，为什么我想要那样子做呢？
如果我记下每一件事，我就真的可以得到解脱。我可以不去担心我应该做什么，而且，可以开始进行我的工作。让我们一起面对吧。在一天之内，我不可能完成所有的事（特别是跟一个刚会爬的10个月大的孩子在一起的时候）。每天，我需要有选择地去做一些事，一些我认为我那天能完成的事情。
当我做完，我就把它们划掉，然后另外选择更多的，等等。
我一直认为我没有取得什么进步，而事实上也没有。因为我没有记录事情的习惯。因为两周没有按计划实行，我预定的时间计划表已经停止了。我已经落后一周了。是时候该好好处理我的工作了
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