How to Focus on the Task at Hand

One of the biggest hinders in completing our goals is the constant distractions we have to face on a daily basis

. Here are some tips to stay on task and get that much closer to achieving your goals.

It's really all about your state of mind rather than efficient time management. Each day brings new challenges, new priorities and yet more tasks to-do. Don't waste your energy in trying to organize and prioritize your tasks each time something changes. Divide your tasks into projects and milestones if needed. Other than that, leave it alone.

The trick is to clear your mind from worrying about the sheer volume of your tasks and focus on one task at a time.

In order to do that here's a step by step plan to stay on task:

1. Each day, select only 3 tasks you want to carry out that day. Choose the most important tasks for that particular day. You may have other pressing matters, but you can't do many things at once so no point setting your self up for failure. It's best to start AND finish 3 things than start and not finish 20.

2. In your choice of tasks, select only tasks you can complete within a few hours, and have no dependencies that prevent you from completing the task. If you do, don't pick it until the dependency is resolved. Also, if you have task that takes more than a few hours to complete, break it down to several smaller tasks.

3. Now, once you have picked your tasks for the day, commit to it. Don't change your priorities during the day, don't take on more tasks to complete 'in between' and don't even think about the mountain of things you have to do after these 3 tasks. Focus.

4. If you have followed the above, you should have a clear mind to focus on an attainable goal you set-up for yourself - 3 tasks. Now start doing them, one at a time. Use same method to put out of your mind the other 2 tasks while you work on the first. Note, your stress level should also reduce since you have much less to worry about.

5. Do not start another task as long as you haven't completed the first.

You might be amazed to discover, that when you work with clear mind and focus only on one thing at a time, you actually do it better faster and it comes more easily to you. And this is the secret on how to stay on task.

Use HappyTodos task and project management software as a tool to carry out this method. HappyTodos is specifically designed for it and is FREE for up to 3 projects.

How to Focus on the Task at Hand

By: Neta Gorelik

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