Discussion 3-2 - Busy vs Productive PDF

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Busy vs Productive...

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I am the most productive when I am alone and uninterrupted by people directly in front of me. I am frequently guilty of not adhering to my own boundaries around time spent on myself. I do the best work on Mondays before the week has added more to my plate. I typically get up early, start coffee and immediately sit down to look at my "To-Do" list. I feel like I can accomplish anything on Monday. By Wednesday, I need to refuel and re-focus in order to finish the week strong. If I don't take that time to breathe, I likely will not accomplish much I've found. I have recently purged my life of some time-consuming dead weight that really prevented me from prioritizing things properly. I have set up space and time to accomplish academic, personal, and professional tasks. I am a "lister" and thrive under a regimen, so have begun drafting a priorities list that I have posted to my office/study wall. Having a space devoted to school specifically will significantly increase my productivity. Before, I had all of my paperwork, documents, assignments, letters filed together. This never worked because I would frequently be distracted by something work-related and stop the task at hand. Separating these things will eliminate distractions and keep me on track. Distinguishing between important and unimportant things has been a struggle for me always. Everything is an emergency and must be completed now, so I end up doing one tenth of four-hundred things. This method has accomplished nothing and I am still on square one. I can push off things without an actual dated deadline. That is part of my intended "To-Do" list. I am writing down what has a due date first just to be sure I'm not missing anything. This also prevents me from feeling overwhelmed and clamming up. What resonated with me in the Time Management video was when Greg Fowler said, "Don't be afraid to take a step.". That first step to improving habits is the hardest for me, but once I doeverything falls into place. A rhythm begins and it all feels natural after that. Always keep moving. Stagnation is defeat in my opinion. It breeds complacency, which is good for no one....