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Daily Completion
The art of getting things done
Excellence is the name of the game this year and completing projects is part of excellence. How many of you have unfinished projects that you have put aside with plans to get back to them? I know that I have had a bunch. I have several books and this year’s blog posts in the works. I have marketing that I need to do to make the most of those books and blog posts that I have written. How can I do all of what I want to do and still maintain excellence in the process as well as rejuvenate every evening so that I can continue the process the next day? How can I avoid getting stressed out and suffer burnout?
The Psychology of Completion
In his book, Getting Things Done, David Allen stresses early in the book is the idea of knowing what you want to do and completing each aspect by the end of the day. This helps you clear your mind so that it can rejuvenate.
This isn’t to say that you have to complete every aspect of a task before you call it completed that day. It simply means that you determine that you are done with that task for the day and then transfer the remainder to the next day.
This allows you to close that door for now. This practice reassures you that you don’t have to worry because you plan to continue either the next day or the next time that you will be…