Do you keep glancing at your ever-growing to-do list and wish it would disappear? Tackling a list of tasks is a great feeling, but what if you can\u2019t seem to get it done? Here is how you can get on top of it.<\/p>\n
Schedule the time<\/strong><\/p>\n By blocking out time in your diary, you\u2019re going to increase your chances of going through your list. Even if you can\u2019t complete everything in one sitting, schedule thirty minutes a day to focus on what you need to get done. Treat this time like you would a meeting. In other words, let others know that you are not available. Desk flags or signs on your computer can be a good way to indicate to colleagues that you are currently unavailable.<\/p>\n Remove distractions<\/strong><\/p>\n With the constant pinging of our mobiles and emails, regular interruptions are becoming increasingly common. Emails and notifications never stop. Once you set the time aside, turn your phone to \u2018do not disturb\u2019 and close your emails. Everything will still be there when you return. Allow yourself to focus on one task at a time.<\/p>\n Prioritise<\/strong><\/p>\n To-do lists can become overwhelming when there is a lot to get through. To get underway, prioritise your items. What is most urgent? What can wait? Shuffle the items around in order of priority. This will help get the big items out of the way. Once you start, you\u2019re sure to feel a sense of achievement and be motivated to keep going.<\/p>\n To-do lists are a great way to stay on track and on top of your work. But when you keep adding to it and not completing anything, they can become stressful rather than useful. By scheduling the time, focusing and prioritising \u2013 you\u2019re sure to get that list done and dusted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you keep glancing at your ever-growing to-do list and wish it would disappear? Tackling a list of tasks is a great feeling, but what if you can\u2019t seem to get it done? Here is how you can get on top of it. Schedule the time By blocking out time in your diary, you\u2019re going…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"content_type":[],"class_list":["post-3990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36188,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3990\/revisions\/36188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/36187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3990"},{"taxonomy":"content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/content_type?post=3990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}