Recently I am bombarded with many new information. From marketing to web design and to investing insight. There are too many new stuff to be picked up. My personal do list is getting longer and longer and I know I need to prioritize. When we need to prioritize, we need to make a choice of what should be done first.
Looking at the overwhelming list, I spent 2 days doing nothing constructive, not even blogging. Then I realized that I am paralyzed by choices. When there are many choices, it suppose to be good because you have more freedom right? But when there are too many choices, eventually you will have a difficult time thinking which to take first, busy evaluating which should has a higher priority and the consequences of every choice you will make. You procrastinate, you give up, you stay stationary.
In fact that is what people do. When they are working 9-5, they know they are so many ways to gain new skills. They know they should take one but they don’t know which one they should choose. But it is already a good start if you know you are paralyzed as early as possible and you NEED to take action.
So now what can I do? I basically break them down to 3 essential steps. Again don’t make your life difficult by breaking down to many steps because you and I know well, when the DO list gets longer, the more lazy you will be.
1. Prioritize. Not rocket science but we don’t practice.
For instance, is investing an area I need to read deeply now? Not likely simply because u NEED money to invest. That can come later
2. Outsource
I should not call it outsource. If a thing has no value to your long term growth but need to be done, ask someone else. I don’t call it throw the ball away, manager calls it DELEGATE.
If laundry can be done by machine, STOP using your hand!
3. Increase your productivity.
Here is how I optimize my learning speed. When I am walking, I am on podcast.
If you read blogs a lot, invest on a wifi enabled device. Pick up your breakfast and start login on anywhere since the wifi is available islandwide and it is free (for now).
Audiobook when I am commuting in bus and MRT.
When I send my laundry to the laundry room, I am on short podcast.
When I am ironing my clothes, I listen to news on TV.
Before I sleep, I eat a chapter of my book on bed. (Good way to make you sleepy) .
Wait, you see, I never take away my entertainment time in between. When I am watching TV or MSN or exercising, all these books will be away. Work-life balance!
Just remember don’t overdo things. Move at your own pace and DO NOT overwhelm yourself.
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