Prioritisie your workload!
One thing I often find is that people struggle to prioritise their workloads, whether at home or in the office. People tend to get so bogged down in having so much to do, yet end up achieving nothing!
Does this sound familiar?
I did a little research online for 'prioritising workloads' and I got hundreds of hits called 'the top 20 ways to prioritise' and the '10 step process for prioritising', I mean, really…10 or 20 steps? That just exhausts me thinking about it!
The best advice I have and what works for me, both when it comes to my personal and work life, to create that lovely state of 'balance' is to simply follow these three rules.
1) Write down the top 5 tasks you need to complete within a day/week (normally with the most important up the top)
2) Cross it off when you have completed it (this strokes your ego with a sense of achievement and removes clutter in your head to fit more in). If you do not get it done in your desired time, put it up the top of the list for the next day/week.
3) Follow the 90 minute rule (I learnt this in my small business management course, and have used it most days since with great success)
In its essence, the 90 minute rule is to break up your tasks into 90 minute segments. Every 90 mins, if possible, take a breather.
Now, I am not saying that you are going to complete your tasks within 90 minutes, (you might and that is great) but typically, your attention span will only last this long, and you need a breather anyway.
Please try this, and let me know how you go!
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