tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post114310702564939838..comments2024-01-05T09:11:55.544+00:00Comments on brett jordan: One thing at a time, sweet JesusBrett Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07567439475008154845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post-1143221127466708362006-03-24T17:25:00.000+00:002006-03-24T17:25:00.000+00:00Thanks Brett,That makes a lot of sense -- especial...Thanks Brett,<BR/><BR/>That makes a lot of sense -- especially the time limits idea!<BR/><BR/>~ KeithCan Opener Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074132164038079006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post-1143130020916645642006-03-23T16:07:00.000+00:002006-03-23T16:07:00.000+00:00Hi KeithIn brief, my prioritising criteria goes so...Hi Keith<BR/><BR/>In brief, my prioritising criteria goes something like this...<BR/><BR/>1. Stuff that will incur penalties (to me and/or other people) if it isn't done by a certain time<BR/><BR/>2. Stuff that will be of benefit to me and/or other people<BR/><BR/>3. Other stuff<BR/><BR/>Once that is sorted, I do the creative and difficult stuff when I know I have the most energy/least disturbances, and the mind-numbingly boring but essential stuff when I have time but not so much energy/concentration<BR/><BR/>Another important thing is to set time limits for the stuff you love doing... for me that is anything that involves photoshop or typography... i can easily spend a day retouching a photo, or perfecting type... sometimes 'good enough' is good enough :-)Brett Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567439475008154845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post-1143129121236804432006-03-23T15:52:00.000+00:002006-03-23T15:52:00.000+00:00Hey Brett,I agree about the quality suffering -- I...Hey Brett,<BR/><BR/>I agree about the quality suffering -- I experience a juggling list of to-do's all day long at work, and then try and multi-task my way through my evenings and days off as well.<BR/><BR/>The hard part for me about breaking that bad habit is this:<BR/><BR/>If I know of something that needs doing, and I *can* do it now, I should do it now, right?<BR/><BR/>What if I have 2 things (or 15 things!) that need doing, and any one of them could be done now. Which do I choose?<BR/><BR/>Multitasking gives me not only the illusion of greater efficiency -- it also dupes me into thinking I can be free from the pesky chore of prioritization!<BR/><BR/>Multitasking seems to be the way to go if I want more efficiency (doing more things in the same time frame, or taking less time to do the same things). If I have 15 things to do, I just mark them all as "Priority 1" on my Palm Pilot's To-Do list, and then start trying to do as much as I can in the time I have available.<BR/><BR/>...and head toward the abyss of stress...<BR/><BR/>But Serial tasking seems to be the way to go if I want to be more effective (doing the right thing in the right way at the right time).<BR/><BR/>But how do I choose which of the 15 things to do first?<BR/><BR/>~ KeithCan Opener Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074132164038079006noreply@blogger.com