Obviously I don't personally use all of the methods I've written about, but it's not because I don't believe in them. The fact is that no technique will work for every person, and no one person is going to be suited to every technique. The trick is to figure out which one(s) might work for you.It's easy to learn about a technique, be persuaded to see its value, and decide to implement it, but if it's not altogether aligned with your needs, it's probably not going to work for you as advertised. Instead of picking a productivity method that sounds good, you're better off selecting one that is better suited to you and how you work. Here's what to look for.
The rocks are your big tasks, pebbles are important tasks that aren't immediately necessary, and sand is the little maintenance work you do to keep your day moving along. You load in your rocks first, then your pebbles, and finally the sand, to make sure you have enough time for it all. You can draw out a little diagram to help you prioritize your to-do list this way.
Whether you're imagining a jar full of debris or more methodically writing out the 1-3-5 list, you might need assistance determining what a "rock"-sized task is, or what five small tasks are. That's where prioritization techniques come in—and the best one, in my opinion, is also suited to visual thinkers. Called the Eisenhower matrix, this prioritization approach helps you streamline your to-dos by creating a chart that demonstrates which of your tasks are urgent, important, not urgent, and not important. Give it a try if you're having a hard time constructing the pickle jar.
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"Eating the frog" is a weird saying, but it boils down to tackling your most demanding, dreaded, or important task before you do anything else. The two-minute rule is similar, but when you try to follow that one, you commit to doing anything that takes less than two minutes the moment it pops into your head. I stick to a combination of the two, endeavoring to accomplish my biggest to-do early in the day, but allowing myself to start any task the moment motivation strikes, provided it's doable in a shorter time frame.
The tasks of daily life can be menial and if you're not the kind of person who just buckles down and does what needs to be done, that can be a good reason to put it all off. If you can't justify spending an afternoon cleaning up or a morning responding to emails, you might be motivated by purpose, so try the Results Planning Method (RPM), which comes from famed motivational speaker Tony Robbins, who outlined it in his Time of Your Life program and designed it to be motivational, fast, and efficient. Not only does does the acronym stand for Rapid Planning Method, but it can also serve as a guide to what your day should look like: Results-oriented, purpose-driven, and built around a "massive action plan." You have to consistently ask yourself what you want, what your purpose is, and what you need to do to achieve it. So maybe you won't clean up just because it's that time of the week to do it, but you'll be more motivated to do it if you think of a broader purpose, like having the house in shape so you can have friends over for dinner. Doing something for the sake of it just doesn't motivate everyone and that's fine.
When I don't feel connected to my own work, I write out a SMART goal. That means I take the time to write out a plan that is specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound. By doing this, I force myself to think long-term about the biggest picture goals I have, then work backward to determine what small steps I need to take to make those a reality within the time frame I've outlined. This works for me because as I start working on those steps, I keep the bigger goal in mind; that keeps me focused and connected to what I'm doing, even if it feels menial in the moment.
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Once you have everything categorized, you can move over to 3-3-3, which asks you to spend the first three hours of your day engaging in deep work on your most important project, then do three other urgent tasks that don't require as much time, and finish up with three maintenance tasks. It's a combination of eating the frog and visualizing the pickle jar, but it incorporates pretty strict scheduling to keep you on task.
The best productivity method if you're being pulled in too many directions...
Your life is complex. You're not just an employee, but potentially a parent, a spouse, a friend, a volunteer, a freelance or recreational something-or-other—and that's to say nothing of what you are to yourself, whether that's someone who prioritizes the gym or someone who can't focus when the house is a mess. If you're following a traditional productivity technique throughout the day, it can be hard to determine the tasks from each area of your life that should be taken care of. Certainly, a work responsibility, family matter, or personal obligation is bound to fall through the cracks in favor of something else.
If that's holding you up, consider theming your days. Mondays might be for all your maintenance tasks at work, like answering emails or having meetings. Tuesdays might be the day you set aside for cleaning your home or meal prepping. Wednesdays might be the day you work on tasks for a board you sit on or a part-time job. Within that structure, you can call on one of the techniques above, like 1-3-5, knowing that the majority of your to-dos that day will all be related to whatever the theme is. This keeps you focused and in the zone, whatever the zone is, each day, but also allows you to devote necessary time to each of the arenas in which you're involved. No, it's not perfect. Something from an off-theme day will come up eventually and need to be addressed. But the goal here isn't to be strict about it. Rather, it's to give yourself a general sense of direction throughout the week.
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