Sell your soul to lucifer 😈
That's right...
It's not prioritisation.
It's not time blocking.
It's not habit building.
I just did a deal with the big man downstairs -
and now I have 40 hour days!
But for those of you who might think twice about the prospect of eternal damnation...
I guess I have a few bits of advice from my pre-Satan worshiping days.
1️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮 '𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁'.
Every task that pops into your head -
write it down immediately.
A digital note is often best for this because we typically have our phones on us.
I'd strongly recommend Notion.
2️⃣ 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮 '𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁'.
I take what NEEDS getting done most urgently from my digital list and put them on a physical list that is central to my space.
Mine is on a whiteboard on the door to my studio, so I literally have to FACE IT every time I leave.
This is the stuff I want to get done today - in order of importance.
3️⃣ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱.
I get jobs last minute.
So religious time blocking doesn't work.
But when my schedule gets busy, I put everything in my SHORT LIST into my Google calendar and move it around as necessary so nothing gets missed.
4️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀
There are certain tasks which aren't 'high priority'...
But they'r regular and need getting done over a week.
For me, they're most often:
Marketing sprints
Content sprints
Accent work
Drawing
These are all tracked at the bottom of my whiteboard, and get marked up as I do them.
I have an '𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹' amount for each,
eg. 10 hours per week of marketing.
And I have a '𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲' for each,
eg 5 hours per week of marketing.
The former is what I aim for.
The latter is what gets scheduled in as non negotiable.
None of this is new.
Not all of this will work for everyone.
But this was the best way I found order as a freelancer....
Before the blood drinking and human sacrifice, obviously 😜
Any tips there you use yourself?
By Christopher Tester - British Male Voice Actor