I discovered something about myself and my todo list. If my todo list only contain big tasks (for example: finish project), it’s harder for me to achieve them, or even start them. However, if I break the big task in smaller pieces, very small pieces, it gets easier for me to work on them.
I think what happens is that when I look at my todo list and find ‘big’ tasks, I tend to leave them for later, because I think they’ll take a lot of time or are difficult to achieve. However, if I have a bunch of small tasks, two things happen:
- I think my todo list is too big and I want to reduce it as fast as possible, so it’s some sort of weird incentive to work on it.
- As all tasks are small and easy to achieve, I like working on them because they’re easy to finish.
In the end, that little trick helps me achieve bigger tasks, without realizing that I’m working on that. So, I’d say, if you maintain a todo list, be as detailed as possible, filling it with small tasks that all form a big task. Does it make any sense?
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