The other day I noticed I was quite a bit ahead on my to do things, and how good it felt, comfortable and relaxed.
The next day was the opposite, I was behind and feeling kind of pressured and overloaded. I looked at my to do list. there were several things on there that could easily wait til the next day, although I do like to say ahead. but I was feeling behind, not ahead, so I crossed them off the list. I felt comfortable and relaxed again. I believe that I am more efficient and effective in this state, and actually get more done than when I am pushing and rushing. possibly that’s not accurate and I’m rationalizing, but I choose to believe it.
strategy: shorten the list!
doug
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Love that!! The advantage of a short list is that you can always
add on, if you have finished & feel so inclined.(at least that’s how
I trick(?) myself). Still, it is helpful to relieve the stress.
Wonder how a psychiatrist would respond: A list is only a
piece of paper/letters on a tech device
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thank you for the comment! we trick ourselves all the time, so it is good to be aware of it and do it usefully, by our own intention. Maybe a list is more than that, sometimes they seem to havea life of their own, and a lot of power. we need to be in charge of our lists rather than letting them be in charge of us.
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