Last Updated on December 12, 2007 by Kate Darktea
As I’ve know I’ve already said a couple of times October and November were busy months for me and although I was not writing on my blog I was learning interesting things about myself. Here are the seven key things I learnt:
- If I have not planned my day before my first meeting I never finish the planning and the day is never as productive
- Storing paperwork in context based folders is great for identifying work I can do when I am travelling
- When I have a lot of incoming work I start being reactive , even if I have planned my day, and in combination with point 1. this can cause my day to go in many directions
- Working late is not so bad if you are with other people and you can have a laugh together
- Despite already being busy, the organisation and productivity skills I have learnt over the past year meant I could pick up some urgent and interesting work from other people without too much additional burden
- It is motivating to work on new and exciting projects
- A support network is important, my husband helped out a lot during November, particularly cooking dinner and without that help I would not have been able to complete NaNoWriMo
Plus a bonus one that everyone already knows
8. It is important to take the time to relax, I did this by watching films with my husband or reading
Wheel of life October: slipping backwards?
This is great! It’s funny how when you plan your day and things go the way you want you feel good, however when something comes up it is SO IMPORTANT to have back up or at least a “back up plan”. Great advice and thanks for sharing!
Hello Megan
Thank you for your comment. You are right about the backup. When I look back on the month it is good to see that although I was being more reactive than usual, I was still able to apply some of my good habits; most of the tasks I reacted to were important.
Of course the fact I was able to take on more work during the busy time also shows the benefits of being organised. Other people were complaining about having too much work and I was in a position to take more on. Yes it made me even more busy, but I knew I could cope, and of course that helps to impress my managers 😀