Great advice! I tried it this week and it made such a difference. Somehow finishing one tiny task more also gave me more energy and motivation for what ever came afterwards.
I struggle with finishing on time because I’ve started one final “small” task that ends up taking longer than the last 10-15 minutes that I have, for whatever reason. So I’ve started trying to do a closing ritual in the last few minutes where I start my to-do list for tomorrow (I think I got this from you!), tidy up my desk a bit, and then read any emails that don’t require responses or actions.
I could batch the smaller tasks for the last 30 minutes instead, and that would give me more time to complete anything that is more involved than anticipated but also most likely do at least part of my closing ritual, too.
Great advice! I tried it this week and it made such a difference. Somehow finishing one tiny task more also gave me more energy and motivation for what ever came afterwards.
I struggle with finishing on time because I’ve started one final “small” task that ends up taking longer than the last 10-15 minutes that I have, for whatever reason. So I’ve started trying to do a closing ritual in the last few minutes where I start my to-do list for tomorrow (I think I got this from you!), tidy up my desk a bit, and then read any emails that don’t require responses or actions.
I could batch the smaller tasks for the last 30 minutes instead, and that would give me more time to complete anything that is more involved than anticipated but also most likely do at least part of my closing ritual, too.