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Something new I am trying this semester is creating detailed lists of things I need to do every day. In the past, I have written in a planner, which I still do, to make sure I am getting everything done. Something about making a list, though, intrigues me.
For this semester, I have given each of my five subjects a different color so I can easily identify which task belongs to which subject. After I write out literally everything I need to do for the next couple days, I number them, 1 being the most important. Now that I've been doing this for a few weeks, I have surprised myself with how much I've been able to get done. Even when I'm not feeling particularly motivated one day, this method for getting things done still works amazingly for me, and here's why.
Let's say I have a big interior design project to complete. Right now, I am currently working on a law firm, in which we are supposed to create a partial set of construction documents for. If one day, I am very motivated and can see myself doing a lot of work, I could just write "Construction Documents" on my list of things to do. But we all have those off days, right? Days where we need an extra push to get going and be productive. On these days, instead of writing just "Construction Documents" on the list, I break it up, making each task exponentially less overwhelming. These tasks could be "Create Floor Plan," "Add Line Weights to Floor Plan," "Print Floor Plan in the Lab," etc... Some of these jobs would only take a few minutes to do, but by starting to check things off of my to do list, I motivate myself more and more to keep crossing off tasks. To me, at the end of the day, there are few things more rewarding than reflecting back on everything I did.
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For this semester, I have given each of my five subjects a different color so I can easily identify which task belongs to which subject. After I write out literally everything I need to do for the next couple days, I number them, 1 being the most important. Now that I've been doing this for a few weeks, I have surprised myself with how much I've been able to get done. Even when I'm not feeling particularly motivated one day, this method for getting things done still works amazingly for me, and here's why.
Let's say I have a big interior design project to complete. Right now, I am currently working on a law firm, in which we are supposed to create a partial set of construction documents for. If one day, I am very motivated and can see myself doing a lot of work, I could just write "Construction Documents" on my list of things to do. But we all have those off days, right? Days where we need an extra push to get going and be productive. On these days, instead of writing just "Construction Documents" on the list, I break it up, making each task exponentially less overwhelming. These tasks could be "Create Floor Plan," "Add Line Weights to Floor Plan," "Print Floor Plan in the Lab," etc... Some of these jobs would only take a few minutes to do, but by starting to check things off of my to do list, I motivate myself more and more to keep crossing off tasks. To me, at the end of the day, there are few things more rewarding than reflecting back on everything I did.
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