Do you know a simple checklist with your critical and boring tasks written down would go a long way to improve your wellbeing at work and in life?
Let's see why you may not like to do specific tasks:
- Too tiresome tasks
- Not an interesting one
- Non-significant work
- Lack of skill
- Poor memory
Let's decode the above issue a bit more.
- If the task is essential, you may still need to continue to do it your life long or until you work in a specific profession.
- Suppose it's a non-interesting task and not adding too much value for you. In that case, it could be delegated to others if possible.
- Suppose it's an exciting task, and you must do it, but you lack the skill or may need to know better tips or tricks to handle them effortlessly. In this case, I would suggest you start learning the best practices or take additional training to tackle them.
- Sometimes, it could be simple you forget things that are not relevant or important.
I found a task/checklist is the best way to handle all the above issues, even for learning the new skill add to your task list. Ensure the checklist is just in the right place for more visibility like the fridge, the desk, or on the monitor.
Nowadays, mobiles/laptops come with many apps that are defaulted or available for installing in a few clicks. You may pick up the one that suits you.
Digital-help editors choice:
- Reminder in Mac - works as a checklist; I prefer Reminder over Notes (has a checklist option). It especially my favorite as it works for repetitive tasks like monthly, weekly, daily, etc.
- Sticky notes - various options available for different platforms.
- Google Keep - Easy and collaborative
- Google Sheets and Excel both come with to-do templates easy to use as well.
Hope you keep your work-life balance in check with the checklist.
