Doing To-Do List the Right Way to Work Smart and Achieve Result
CONTRIBUTED BY : MR. FAHD AMIN
Every professional needs to write down his/her To-Do tasks to keep a grip over the things on hand. But at times, whilst making such a list we get overwhelmed with an endless stream of tasks that we want to note down and we cannot seem to decide where to begin. As a result, our effectiveness and efficiency at work suffer and we are unable to produce any visible results.
In order to make effective use of To-Do list we will discuss here under the best approaches which has been proposed by management gurus of all time.
1. First Things First:
Stephen Covey gave this model which require to prioritize tasks on the basis of following criteria;
First the most IMPORTANT and URGENT
Then the jobs that are IMPORTANT and not urgent
Thirdly, those that are not important but URGENT
Finally, do not waste time on tasks that are not important and not urgent.
2. 80 - 20 Rule:
Pareto sets out this principle in 1896 which implies that
Only 20% of your actions cause 80% of the results.