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On the surface it sounds like an reasonable way to prioritize things -- every day do 1 big thing, 3 medium things, and 5 small tasks -- but why should such a di
by jamesrcole 14y ago
On the surface it sounds like an reasonable way to prioritize things -- every day do 1 big thing, 3 medium things, and 5 small tasks -- but why should such a division of your time necessarily reflect your priorities? What if the best use of your time at the present moment was to just focus on the single most important thing (for example)?
(Note, this is just from thinking it through in the abstract, and I know that practical experience with things can show you sides of them that weren't obvious in the abstract. So if anyone does have practical experience with it and can comment, I'd be interested to hear it).
- tripzilch 14y ago> What if the best use of your time at the present moment was to just focus on the single most important thing? Well, you wouldn't need a to-do list, for starters.
- jamesrcole 14y agoJust because it might be best to focus on just one thing at the present doesn't mean you don't have other things to do that you need to keep track of.