The SHOULD DO tasks are those that come “next in line” to the MUST DO tasks.
If we can’t make time for the MUST DO items on our list, we need to reevaluate how we are spending our time! SHOULD DO: These tasks are often my “Top 5 List”, which means I will move other things around in my schedule to make time for these activities and obligations. It might be worth reading after you finish this post!)įor me, this category includes things like work deadlines, pre-scheduled appointments, picking children up from various places, getting gas when the light is on, making sure the bills are paid on time, etc.
#FREE TIME TAKES PRIORITY OVER COMMITTED TIME. FULL#
(NOTE: I just wrote a full post about urgent and important to-dos. These tasks are very important, and also somewhat urgent. The MUST DO tasks are tasks I absolutely have to do… no questions asked. Yes… it involves lists (but they’re mental lists!)īasically, I mentally divvy up my daily to-dos into multiple different categories based on importance and urgency. However, I can share a few things I think about when I’m making my own time management decisions. There are SO many different variables that affect how we spend our time, it’s essentially impossible for me to give advice as to the “best” way to spend your time, or the “most efficient” way for you to make time management decisions. Similarly, I might say “yes” to helping at Nora’s school for a morning because my sister has the day off and can watch Simon and James… but I’d say “no” to the same request for my time if I couldn’t find a sitter for the boys. However, the following week might be a busier week for me, so Dave might decide to say “no” to the exact same activity so he can leave school earlier and help me at home. The tricky part about deciding when to say “yes” and when to say “no” is that it is a decision that will be different for every person… and even for one person in different situations.įor example, there might be times when Dave says “yes” to helping with an extra activity at school because it fits well with his schedule that week. It’s never easy or fun to say no, but from my experience, it’s 100% necessary… unless you want to feel overly busy, rushed, and stressed all the time. Over the years, I’ve gotten SO much better at saying ‘no’ to things, people, activities, and opportunities that don’t align with my goals, that aren’t fulfilling to me, and that don’t fit with my family’s current stage of life. We’ll be “pulled” in too many different directions and in order to stay sane, we’ll need to make some conscious decisions as to how we will (and will not) spend our time. Inevitably, many of us will feel like we have more requests for our time than we have hours in the day. This time of year always seems to be extra busy for many us of with all the holiday parties, baking, shopping, entertaining, and other festivities.
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