
I have a Sunday ritual. Sometimes I carve an hour from a lazy afternoon or as I watch a movie in the evening. The crucial point is, I never sleep until I finish, even if it means sitting in bed to plot my schedule. Turning the page on my calendar, I begin front-loading my week. Front-loading is placing my most important, time-sensitive, deadline-driven, most hated, or least fun chores on Monday and Tuesday.
I treat these two days as my crunch times. While my coworker’s transition from their weekend, I close my door, hit the ground running, and eat those nasty frogs. I focus on completing my project, but I don’t push beyond my peak productivity levels. When I feel myself fading, I switch to another task, or I take a break. Depending on the size and complexity of the assignment, it may leak into the latter part of the week. But my goal is to accomplish the bulk of the job as soon as it is workable.
Tasks assigned to Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday have less significance, and I often have nothing listed on Friday. This approach allows me to meet my deadlines with a polished presentation and absorb unexpected setbacks and emergencies. The big payoff happens when I complete my work sooner than I thought possible. In these found hours, I can launch new initiatives, develop pet projects, or reward myself, and coast into the weekend without guilt.
How do you organize your workweek?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
I would love to be as organised as you, Jo… but then I would probably blow a fuse if anyone disrupts it!
(I am turning into a crotchety old woman!)
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Scheduling, and planning is a coping mechanism for me. I hate surprises, and interruptions make me angrier than a hornet. I wish my crystal ball was more helpful. 💕😄💕
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I wish I had one that actually works!
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Play it by ear. That is our family motto which we mock ourselves with by working those words into the conversation at least twice a day.
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Thank you for sharing. 💕📚💕
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Always a joy and pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, My Dear! Hope you have a great day!! xoxox 😘💕🎁🌹
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