{"id":100586,"date":"2023-04-26T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=100586"},"modified":"2023-04-27T10:46:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T14:46:49","slug":"how-to-organize-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-organize-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Organize Tasks: The Important vs. the Irrelevant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you feel like you&#8217;re always juggling tasks? Do you focus only on what&#8217;s in your hand at the moment and leave important tasks up in the air?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/reach-your-potential\/\">reach your full potential<\/a> and accomplish extraordinary things, Matthew Dicks says you must learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/make-the-most-of-your-time\/\">make the most of your time<\/a>. The first step is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/stop-wasting-time\/\">stop wasting time<\/a> on unnecessary tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on for Dicks\u2019s advice on how to organize tasks in a way that allows you to accomplish greater things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-organize-tasks\">How to Organize Tasks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dicks recommends <strong>disregarding irrelevant tasks and focusing on things that are truly important to <em>you<\/em><\/strong>\u2014not to your boss, your friends, or any other outside entity. He explains that, when we don&#8217;t know how to organize tasks effectively, we waste time on irrelevant tasks. This is because we make decisions based on our current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/thoughts-feelings-and-behaviors\/\">thoughts and feelings<\/a>, which are largely influenced by our environments (like the people around us), not what we truly want or what\u2019s best for us long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/essentialism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Essentialism<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Greg McKeown also recommends eliminating nonessential tasks to make more time for things that are truly important to <em>you<\/em>\u2014not someone else. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/essentialism\/part-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his explanation for <em>why<\/em> people struggle to do this differs from Dicks\u2019s<\/a>. First, he attributes this struggle to the societal pressure to always say \u201cyes\u201d\u2014saying \u201cno\u201d makes us feel like we&#8217;re breaking the rules. Further, he notes that many people have the flawed view that <em>everything<\/em> is important and that they\u2019re <em>obligated<\/em> to do everything\u2014in reality, most things are <em>nonessential,<\/em> and you can always <em>choose<\/em> what you do or don\u2019t do.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To avoid wasting time on tasks that <\/strong><strong><em>feel<\/em><\/strong><strong> important but are actually irrelevant, Dicks recommends only performing tasks that would matter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-future-self\/\">your future self<\/a>.<\/strong> This will ensure you\u2019re spending time on things that truly matter to <em>you<\/em> (not someone else) and benefit you in the <em>long term<\/em>. To enlarge your perspective ask yourself: Would the task at hand be important to your 100-year-old self? Would they <em>want<\/em> you to do it? Or, would they recommend that you spend that time doing something else?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, consider the task of repainting your house with your family. If your 100-year-old self values <em>constructive<\/em> family time, this is likely something they\u2019d want you to do\u2014you won\u2019t have your family around forever, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/making-the-most-of-your-time\/\">make the most of time<\/a> with them while you can and do something productive in the process. However, if your 100-year-old self values family<em> leisure<\/em> time over doing <em>constructive<\/em> tasks, they\u2019d likely see the painting element of the plan as irrelevant and advise you to spend the time hiking (a leisure activity) with your family instead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/visualize-your-future\/\">Visualize Your Future Self<\/a> to Guide Your Current Actions<\/strong><br><br>In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/be-your-future-self-now\/1-page-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Be Your Future Self Now<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Benjamin Hardy suggests determining the importance of a task <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/be-your-future-self-now\/1-page-summary#the-importance-of-your-higher-self\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">by imagining who you want to be in the future<\/a>. In Hardy\u2019s view, a task is only important if it helps you become your ideal, most successful future self.&nbsp;<br><br>Before<em> <\/em>using your future self to guide your actions, Hardy recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/be-your-future-self-now\/1-page-summary#how-to-become-your-higher-self\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">performing a visualization exercise<\/a> to clearly identify <em>who<\/em> your future self is, what\u2019s<em> important<\/em> to them, and what they\u2019ve <em>accomplished<\/em> in life (their goals and achievements). This preliminary step is crucial because Hardy explains that your future self won\u2019t be the same person that you <em>currently<\/em> are\u2014they\u2019ll be the better version of you. So to make accurate decisions that benefit your future self (and not just your current self), you must first get a clear idea of who they are and what they want.&nbsp;<br><br>To visualize this person, Hardy first recommends picturing the happiest, most productive, and most successful future version of yourself (which could be your 100-year-old self, as Dicks recommends). Figure out what kind of life you want this future you to have and what will be important to them (their values), so you can use these elements to guide your current actions.&nbsp;<br><br>Next, Hardy says to identify the <em>big, life-changing goals<\/em> that your future self has accomplished that led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/happiness-and-success\/\">success and happiness<\/a>. These are the goals you should strive to meet going forward. For example, maybe your future self worked for a prestigious newspaper, made lots of money, and retired early so they could spend time with their family\u2014these are the accomplishments that allowed them to live the life you envisioned.<br><br>Identifying both the values <em>and <\/em>accomplishments of your future self will provide you with the clearest framework to guide your current actions and accurately judge what\u2019s important to you and what\u2019s irrelevant. For example, only considering your future self\u2019s <em>values<\/em> might lead you to skip a work conference for a family vacation because your future self values family time. However, also considering your future self\u2019s ideal life and <em>accomplishments<\/em> (such as making enough money to retire early) could make you realize that attending the conference advances your career so you can retire early and spend more family time in the long term. 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