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Your Want-To-Do List?
I don't like "Have To's". I
LOVE "Want To's".
The fewer Have-To's , and the more Want-To's I have in a
day, the happier I am. The happier I am, the more energy
I have, so upping my Want-To's appears to be a good thing
for my life.
Here is a technique that works well
for me.
I am assuming that you write To-Do
lists. Let's say you have a list of 20 items that need to
be done in the next week. A few of these items are
essential, and have to be done right away, whether you
feel like doing them or not. These are usually things like
paying bills, appointments, and going to work. My advice
is to just do them, make the best of it, and be rid of
them. This article is really about the non time-critical
items that remain.
Now, you could approach your list by
using logic and discipline, going down your list line by
line, and making yourself complete every item until you
reach the bottom.
Yuck!
Here's another approach.
I find that what my brain considers
interesting, changes from day to day. I'm either in the
mood to do something, or I am not. So I take my list of,
let's say 17 tasks, and read through it. On any given
day, 2 or 3 of the tasks will "feel" doable, they may look
interesting, or occasionally fun. They call out to me, I
think, "Oh, I can do that, no problem". Those items then
become my to-do list for the day. So, I do them, and I
either don't mind, or it's even kind of fun. At the end of
the day, I cross those items off of my list.
The next day I read through my list
again. Even though my first choice items are gone, I find
that another 2-3 feel interesting to me today. They then
become my to-do list for that day.
This is repeated each day until,
guess what? My master list is completed. Now, are there
items left that never felt doable? Sometimes, but often
not. By giving myself the freedom to choose what appeals
to me each day, I often get through my entire list without
having to force myself to do anything.
Allowing my heart/gut to choose which
tasks get done each day, creates a better outcome than
giving my intellect the job.
Have-To's become Want-To's ,
everything is done, and I feel great.
Cyndi Safstrom My Best Life
Coach 2007
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