Work on one project until it’s done. Another one of those great ideas which are easier said than done!
Projects come in different sizes and shapes. Some projects may take an hour, some a lifetime.
Don’t tackle more than one same-scale project at a time. Example: if you’re building your own home, don’t start another house until you finish with the first. If you get two or more houses underway at the same time, you’re not really building houses… you’re building a neighborhood. Scale your thinking accordingly.
For really big jobs: Parse them into little jobs. Chop up your task list into manageable pieces. Focus on one piece at a time.
Then set yourself a production limit and work on only one thing until it’s done. This takes some calibration: you don’t want to bite off more than you can chew!
The key is limiting your emotional engagement to a single project… within that project’s context.
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Good advice, but definitely easier said than done. Everyone wants to know you’re making progress on THEIR thing!
@ Holly –
I wrote this post quite a while ago, before I worked a good template for “practical tips.” Watch this space… these are going to get substantially better!
Aaargh!
You are just reminding me of the things I know I need to improve!
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