SCRIPTURE: “But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers. (Luke 11:46 NIV)
QUOTE: ““If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem… break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time.” ― Robert Collier
NOTE:
Are you waiting for a perfect time to do this? That maybe now is not the best time because of X, Y, Z reasons? Ditch that thought because there’s never a perfect time. If you keep waiting for one, you are never going to accomplish anything. Perfectionism is one of the biggest reasons for procrastination. Read more about why perfectionist tendencies can be a bane than a boon: WHY BEING A PERFECTIONIST MAY NOT BE SO PERFECT.
Just Do It, but Don’t Over Do It: We often put pressure on ourselves to do certain tasks more often than we really need to, such as cleaning, tidying and laundry etc. So give yourself a break and set a schedule for these things that is not overwhelming. Do things on a “need to do” basis and let go of the notion that you need to keep up with some perfect schedule. Ever heard of the business concept “just in time” inventory, well this is “just in time” task management. Realize It Will Never Be Perfect: If you can’t work on something unless it is perfect, then you should find a way to leave earth. Nothing is perfect. Perfectionism can secretly disappoint you up. Make something real and awesome. That will be great enough. Think Like a Rhino!
ILLUSTARTION:
Keeping things simple can involve creating a thing called a critical path. Imagine you need to do seven different things in one day, for example visiting seven places. You could do them in any old order, but there’s often a logical order that’s a lot more efficient than a purely random approach. Four of your destinations, for example, might be close to one another, so it makes more sense to tick them off first rather than moving to and fro, driving many more miles and spending a lot more time on the road than you have
REFLECTION:
How digestible are the tasks on your table?
TWO YEAR BIBLE READING: Isaiah 11 – 12, Proverbs 6:20 – 35