On busy days, make a To-Do memo!

Today is the last Monday of May.
For the first time in a while, I feel like my sense of the world is in sync with the day of the week lol

This week, there are many deadlines, so it looks like it will be a bit busy.
That is exactly when you should make a To-Do memo!
I am writing this as a reminder to myself.

It is dangerous to just start working on things.

Just try doing it!
That is something to say after you have made a rough plan.

If you do not plan anything, there is a high risk that you will feel sluggish at the end of the day.

What is a rough To-Do memo?

A To-Do memo is a list of things to do.
It is a list of tasks written out in bullet points.

I do not make To-Do memos that often, but when there are more than three things to do in a day, it is better to write them down. As I get older, the amount I can process at once is decreasing. This is especially recommended for those who feel that while they could do it before, they have become a bit slower recently.

Since it is rough, do not spend time on it!
Five minutes in the morning is enough. Once you get used to it, one minute might be fine.
Whether or not you do this five minutes in the morningwill appear as a difference of several hoursat the end of the day.
That is the amazing part, and the scary part.

Align the granularity

When you line up the items on a To-Do memo, there are some that take less than an hour and others that take several hours or even a whole day to finish.

I want to align the granularity of the time required
But how should I do that?

Break down items that take a long time into medium-sized items
that can be done in about an hour.
(One hour is my personal sense, so please adjust it as appropriate.)The trick is to break them down roughly without aiming for perfection.

Task breakdown is surprisingly difficult. It is okay to do it within your capabilities.
I hope this article is also helpful! (↓)

Just this! Mark one top-priority item.

Look at the items and think once more if you could end the day happily if you only got this done.
Five secondsis enough to check the completeness of your To-Do list.
There is no time to revise it anymore, but if you review the completeness many times, you will gradually get better at it.

In the last second, mark one top-priority item!
This is the determination that you will definitely do it.

It takes time to number them by priority, so just one top-priority item is fine.
My feeling is that once you decide on one, the rest will work out somehow.
Since it is a rough To-Do memo, this level of five-minute morning work is enough.

It seems you can prevent the worst-case scenario of not finishing even one thing by the end of the day.

When something comes to mind, perhaps while on the morning train or while having your morning tea,
why not try working on it?

This article was written by
Mousou Biz Planning Representative Shigeki Kawahara
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