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WORKSMART

The good news is you don’t have to accept this
as the status quo. Here are six simple principles

to get better control of your work and be more
deliberate about what you get done:

1. Make your to-do list a “done” list - It’s
commonplace to keep a to-do list. My
approach is to apply four changes to the
prototypical to-do list:

Express what needs to get done in terms of
the final deliverable, not the action to produce

it - For example, instead of saying, “Research
hotels in Venice,” say, “Decide and book hotel in
Venice.” The wording focuses on a definitive end
to the activity, versus something which has no
defined end.

Add a date the to-do needs to be done - By
adding the due date, you by default prioritize
when something needs to be done, which is the
same as prioritizing the list.

Add an urgent/not-urgent indicator - By
adding the urgent/not-urgent indicator, you
are forced to think about not only those things
which need to be addressed right away, but also

those which are important but not required
immediately.

Subdivide dones into deliverables that can be
completed within a normal work week - For
bigger deliverables that may take longer than
a week to produce, break the deliverable down

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