Sometimes you may feel as if you are being consumed by all the things you have to do: as if “Medicine’ is eating you up!
If you have a long list of things you want to get done on your ‘to do’ list, which never seems to get any smaller, you could try this easy way to make a difference:
If you think the way to tackle what has to be done, is to do just one thing at a time, then think again. It’s OK, and highly effective to start several projects alongside each other and work on each sequentially or as you feel like it.
It’s OK to dip in and out different tasks as you wish.
Of course it’s better to dedicate a set amount of time to work on each project in turn, but this could be as little as 20-30 minutes. This might seem counter-intuitive, especially if you are someone who believes that you should do ‘one thing at a time’.
However by doing a bit of several tasks one after the other means that some things are quickly completed and you also make noticeable progress with the others. That means that at the end of the day you have a sense of achievement about not only what you have completed but also be pleasantly surprised at the progress you make with the various tasks you didn’t yet complete. When you get back to them the next day you will be nearer to their completion.
You may be surprised at how much you can get done when you are under a bit of positive pressure! You are probably adept at managing your medical related tasks in this way
So have a go at working on three or four tasks during the same day and notice how much more productive you can be as a result.
