{"id":60928,"date":"2024-08-08T11:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/if-i-decide-to-write-out-the-to-do-list-items-for-my-day-what-do-you-do-to-prevent-yourself-from-getting-overwhelmed-by-all-that-has-to-get-done\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T11:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:12:46","slug":"if-i-decide-to-write-out-the-to-do-list-items-for-my-day-what-do-you-do-to-prevent-yourself-from-getting-overwhelmed-by-all-that-has-to-get-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/if-i-decide-to-write-out-the-to-do-list-items-for-my-day-what-do-you-do-to-prevent-yourself-from-getting-overwhelmed-by-all-that-has-to-get-done\/","title":{"rendered":"If I decide to write out the to do list items for my day, what do you do to prevent yourself from getting overwhelmed by all that has to get done?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Stacey U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Make sure you schedule self care time in between that what you have to do and make sure you give yourself enough time to work through your to do list<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3349753463\"><div id=\"thefa-3521520293\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Take control of your life<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Alberto F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">To keep from being overwhelmed by to-dos, I really like using the 1-3-5 method:<br \/>\nOn my list every day, I choose my 1 Big Thing &#8211; which for me means the moat important, or the thing that will take the most time; my 3 Most Important tasks, 3 items that take quite a bit of time or are important; and 5 Small Things, which I use as my little to-dos. I put my most focus for the day on my 1, and if the other things don&#8217;t get done, I carry them over till the next day. After 1, I move on to my 3s, and again, either finish them or carry them over. Sometimes I will start by batting out a couple of 5s, especially if it&#8217;s something unavoidable like &#8220;make dinner&#8221;! But I try to keep my focus on the 1 and 3s, and not let myself get distracted by the 5s. After doing this for months, I find that it really helps me to prioritize. And if I don&#8217;t get everything done in a day, that&#8217;s ok!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Daiara Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">If you have a big task to complete, try breaking it down into smaller more manageable tasks so that you can tick them off faster and feel more productive. 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