Consider the art of "selective neglect."
We know we're not going to get everything done today that we would like to get done.
We know that we're probably not going to get it done tomorrow, either.
So rather than walking around feeling bad about all the stuff we know we're not going to get to, let's do some strategic thinking about "the list" itself.
I've discussed before the the idea of moving your highest income-producing activities to the top of the list, and I still find that to be a useful tactic.
But what about eliminating some of the non-income producing activities entirely? (I know -- there goes your chances for being crowned Queen Perfectly Doing Everything.)
Seriously -- what could just go? And I don't just mean delegate, I mean eliminate.
For example:
- Alison has an online grocery delivery service do the bulk of her weekly food shopping. Yes, this deprives her of the opportunity to squeeze her own melons, so to speak, but it saves this working mother at least two hours a week of parking, shopping and schlepping.
So what could you just give up on?
HINTS:
- Look in the areas of your life where there are a lot of "shoulds" going on in your head.
So, what will you selectively neglect today?