Rock and Sand

Quick Post… I feel inclined to depart some Melly wisdom on you. Those of you who know me and love me for who I am have come to terms with my intensity for details, and organization. I’ve recently come across an application that’s kinda awesome, so I thought I’d do a post on it. Sign up for TaDa List. Seriously.

Date it, label it, whatever. This ap helps you keep a running list of things that need to be accomplished and crossed off throughout the day. You can edit it, and e-mail yourself, or someone else the list. You can also subscribe to changes on the list in an RSS feeder, this is ideal if you’re a project coordinator.

I’ve been keeping two lists, one for general things that I need to do and one for things that I need to do for my day job. I then take that list and break those items down based on ‘sand’ and ‘rock’ Rock is an task that can only be accomplished with a set amount of time and concentration, Sand is a task that I can chip away at while the phone is ringing off the hook, and I’m gchatting with my sister. I’ve learned recently that the key to getting things accomplished and staying focused is toggling back and forth between a rock task and a sand task. You’re always accomplishing something, and alternating between more concentrated tasks keeps me alert. At the end of the day, I change the date, and re-email myself the list.

Writing a blog post was something on my list of things to do today…filed under ‘sand’. Check.