Comments on: From your brain to your bones – set your priorities and sort your ideas

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:35:29 +0000

A haphazard list. Now that’s a concept I can get behind in a big way. And I’m guessing you’re like me–do the important stuff first (the art, or in terms of this website, the writing), then take care of the must-do business chores.

By: Sally Mack

Sally Mack — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:03:20 +0000

I have a multi-pronged approach. If I’m not under deadline pressure, I make a list and work on crossing things off haphazardly since the order doesn’t matter. One thing usually leads to another and I mix up the fun stuff with the tedious.

If it’s something REALLY tedious (like bookkeeping), I break it down further. Gather receipts. Separate them by month (if they aren’t already). Input into computer month by month. Take a break. Input another month, etc.

When I have a looming deadline, I’m more organized. If I have to frame photos, I have to have a large, clean horizontal surface on which to work. Guess what gets done first?

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:53:06 +0000

Sherice, you just inspired me. You should see my desk. Clear the clutter, clear my head.

By: Sherice Jacob

Sherice Jacob — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:10:26 +0000

I like to tell myself to just take 5 or 10 minutes and start SOMEWHERE (my semi-cluttered desk is watching me out of the corner of its eye as I type this…). Even if it’s just one drawer or one stack, you won’t have it weighing you down later – and it’s a pretty good accomplishment to say you got all that done in just a few minutes

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:36:49 +0000

Smart one, Lydia. A lot of us would avoid the most stressful thing. I tend to work my way up to it, but I like your approach.

By: Lydia, Clueless Crafter

Lydia, Clueless Crafter — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:17:57 +0000

A timely post considering new stressors in my work life. The way I go about tackling them is to figure out which one is causing me the most anxiety first. If I give ten minutes to it, I often feel better. I feel less guilty for procrastinating and proud that I dove into into it w/out reservations.

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:37:38 +0000

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By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:08:16 +0000

Go, Dave! Good luck with the (shudder) list.

By: Dave Charest

Dave Charest — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:55:24 +0000

Hi Stacey,

My best bet is to find a happy medium. But I lean more to the ‘bones’ side of things. The biggest hurdle, to my detriment, is actually writing things down. I know, what a jerk.

But when I do, and I find myself stuck, I make a little game of it. I turn off the distractions. Set timer and play a little beat the clock.

So today I still need to:

* Write a blog post
* Finish client newsletter
* Write FAQ page for client project
* Set-up parts of Twitter membership site

Hey, look I wrote it down. =) Thanks for that.

Okay, time to tune out. Timer on. Game time!

Thanks, Stacey.

Dave

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:20:41 +0000

Hmm. I wonder if I could put, “Founder of the Hat Method” on my business cards?

I know what you mean about getting yourself duplicated, Rachel. Wish someone would invent a longer day without the need to sacrifice sleep.