The Daily Checklist

‘A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.’ ~Anthony Trollope By Leo Babauta Here’s a problem worth solving: am I doing the thing I most need to be doing right now? How do you figure that out? You might be reading this article, but should you be doing something more important? Or checking on email or social media to see if there’s something else important you should be doing? There’s an anxiety that many people feel when it comes to this question, on a fairly regular basis throughout the day. The secret to solving this problem is: 1) to learn to trust yourself; and 2) let go of the worry Both parts are important. I’ll show how to use a daily checklist as a tool for learning to trust yourself. Learning to Trust Yourself If you trust that you’ll get the important stuff done each day, and you know that you have good instincts for deciding what needs to be done, you can let go of the worry. The worry comes when you don’t really believe you’re going to get the important stuff done. You look at other people, and they all seem to be doing cooler or bigger or more important stuff than you’re doing. OK, maybe not your lame brother-in-law, but pretty much everyone else on Facebook and Twitter. You look at yourself, and think, “Hmmm … maybe this isn’t the best thing to be doing … maybe I could be doing something better, more urgent, more produc...
Source: Zen Habits - Category: Life Coaches Authors: Tags: Productivity & Organization Source Type: blogs