If  you really want to get spooked then try building a giant to-do list. I did it yesterday and it freaked the hell out of me. I thought I would do a brain-dump but instead got to the point where I didn’t want to come face to face with the list. Will I ever dare stare at it every morning? Nope!

Instead, what really works is coming up with 3-4 really important things you want to accomplish in a week or even 1 or 2 things in a day. Focus small. Take tiny steps. Imagine how you will feel when you have got these done by the end of the week. If it is a happy feeling then go for it and experience it for yourself.

Don’t let a list spook you. Ever.

Just came across this interesting article at Terry Starbucker’s blog, on productivity and how to make best use of our time. He has also noted down a few points that should help us with prioritizing our actions.

In any day there are probably hundreds, if not thousands, of actions you can take.   Which ones you choose are critical to living a productive life, or being the most productive person at the office.

It’s the art of constant prioritization – a mental “to do” list that goes through a special kind of algorithm, a kind that only a properly focused  human brain can pull off. Read More.

This is something that all of us face on a personal as well as business front in life. At DeskAway we have a slew of to-do’s. Be it new feature requests, fixing bugs, revamping sections and a whole lot more.

Some things we keep in mind are,

1. KISS: Keep it Simple, and thats what we always attempt.
2. Customer Insight: What does the customer really want and what would add most value to him/her?

What do you do to manage your time well doing the RIGHT activity?