Discussion Forum > Do it the day after tomorrow
Why not "do one day's work" on each of these items tomorrow? If that one day's work is to plan for the following day, then you will end up "doing" it the day after tomorrow, but in other cases, you will do it tomorrow directly.
So if today's incoming items are
- a request for your comments on a 12-page report,
- an email sharing a 5-minute YouTube video,
- your brilliant idea to repaint the bathroom this weekend;
Then tomorrow you will
- start reading the report,
- watch the video,
- plan the paint color and amount of paint needed
The following day, you might
- read more of the report
- be glad none of your friends shared any videos
- buy the paint
So if today's incoming items are
- a request for your comments on a 12-page report,
- an email sharing a 5-minute YouTube video,
- your brilliant idea to repaint the bathroom this weekend;
Then tomorrow you will
- start reading the report,
- watch the video,
- plan the paint color and amount of paint needed
The following day, you might
- read more of the report
- be glad none of your friends shared any videos
- buy the paint
July 28, 2011 at 6:34 |
Bernie
Bernie
Of course that makes sense. The idea I had was to embark on a new healthy eating plan at work. Such a change requires me to plan ahead as work doesn't provide food of itself. So "eat healthy food daily at work" I can start preparing that tomorrow, (now today), but spare myself high pressure by not actually committing to the eating until the day after I have so prepared.
July 28, 2011 at 13:20 |
Alan Baljeu
Alan Baljeu
<< So "eat healthy food daily at work" I can start preparing that tomorrow, (now today), but spare myself high pressure by not actually committing to the eating until the day after I have so prepared.>>
Makes sense to me!
Makes sense to me!
July 29, 2011 at 5:54 |
Bernie
Bernie
So instead, I plan two days ahead, so tomorrow I know what to prepare so the day after I can just do it :-)