Removing items from your to-do list is a helpful skill for when you feel stressed and overwhelmed.
Like any other skill, your ability to do this can be improved through learning and practice. Try these strategies.
People like to emphasize grit and not quitting, but quitting early is a skill that is also worth practicing.
Examples:
When you practice this skill say to yourself, "I'm practicing the skill of quitting early."
To quit earlier, you need to overcome the sunk costs bias, such as if you've already invested in driving to an event.
Certain activities (e.g., traditions or networking events) may have had more value in your life or career at other times than they do now. Update your view of their value.
Examples:
Perfectionists often need to constantly ask themselves, "How could I simplify my approach to this?"
My Psychology Today colleague Seth Gillihan gave me a great example this morning of how he configured his dehumidifier to auto-drain rather than doing it manually.
Sometimes fence building feels too overwhelming. It's easier to keep doing what we've always done. Ask yourself, "When in my week do I have the most energy for fence building?"
Consider the idea that practice doesn't make perfect, and practice makes permanent. We all have habits of doing things that we've outgrown or don't need to do. Without intervention, without deliberately changing the habit, we keep doing things the same way. This can lead to a bloated to-do list.
Try the strategies mentioned to give your to-do list a trim.
Since I don't want to add multiple items to your to-do list with this post, choose only one strategy you'd like to try now from those mentioned. How could one of the strategies mentioned immediately help you quickly eliminate an item from you to-do list?
5 Ways to Remove Items From Your To-Do List
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19.12.2023
Removing items from your to-do list is a helpful skill for when you feel stressed and overwhelmed.
Like any other skill, your ability to do this can be improved through learning and practice. Try these strategies.
People like to emphasize grit and not quitting, but quitting early is a skill that is also worth practicing.
Examples:
When you practice this skill say to yourself, "I'm practicing the skill of quitting early."
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