Doc: “Mater! What did I tell you about talking to the accused?”
Mater: “To not to…”
– Dialogue from Cars, the animated feature film
Most time-management philosophies rightly suggest that we use a list of things we need to get done today. Our “to-do” list becomes a cornerstone of our productivity, then, right?
Where the plan goes squirrelly is when we get a bunch of stuff on that list that isn’t a priority, that won’t move the needle or that won’t give us the maximum return on the time invested.
It is just as important we know what not to do, so that we can focus on the correct set of “to-do’s…”
Try this for a week. Each evening, make your to-do list for the next day. Each morning, strike off the “to-not-to’s” and see not only how much more you get done, but how much better you feel about the production.
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