I manage my time similarly but with a few differences. If a task takes me less than 10 minutes to accomplish; I just do it. Whatever that task is becomes priority number one and I just knock it...
I manage my time similarly but with a few differences. If a task takes me less than 10 minutes to accomplish; I just do it. Whatever that task is becomes priority number one and I just knock it out. This is where emails born from conversation fit in as well (shoot me an email to remind me to enable x function or make y edit).
If a task requires outside input, I generate whatever component is mine and send off an email for whatever RFI (request for information) I need, then file that task as "complete" until the email comes back with said information (this is where my email becomes akin to a Todo list). I sometimes leave emails unread to make sure I follow up until I get an updated response.
My actual Todo list tends to be an area where super long term projects go to sit. These are the "nice to do's" that aren't actually a huge priority but if I find time, I action. I also tend to use those tasks as "palate cleanser" tasks. If I don't want to do performance evaluations, I work a little bit off the Todo list before going back to performance evaluations.
Depending on the task, they tend to flirt between those areas. Until a meeting upends my priority list that is.
May not work for everyone but its worked for me. The downside comes when so many 5-10 minute taskers come up that I end up spending my whole day doing them, but thankfully those days are fairly rare /knocksvigorouslyonwood.
I manage my time similarly but with a few differences. If a task takes me less than 10 minutes to accomplish; I just do it. Whatever that task is becomes priority number one and I just knock it out. This is where emails born from conversation fit in as well (shoot me an email to remind me to enable x function or make y edit).
If a task requires outside input, I generate whatever component is mine and send off an email for whatever RFI (request for information) I need, then file that task as "complete" until the email comes back with said information (this is where my email becomes akin to a Todo list). I sometimes leave emails unread to make sure I follow up until I get an updated response.
My actual Todo list tends to be an area where super long term projects go to sit. These are the "nice to do's" that aren't actually a huge priority but if I find time, I action. I also tend to use those tasks as "palate cleanser" tasks. If I don't want to do performance evaluations, I work a little bit off the Todo list before going back to performance evaluations.
Depending on the task, they tend to flirt between those areas. Until a meeting upends my priority list that is.
May not work for everyone but its worked for me. The downside comes when so many 5-10 minute taskers come up that I end up spending my whole day doing them, but thankfully those days are fairly rare /knocksvigorouslyonwood.