As I’ve often mentioned, I plan my day the night before it begins, primarily because I like being able to start the day by getting to work.
But I don’t get to work until I review the plan I made the night before. Just a minute or two, to double check everything.
I might remember something I didn’t put on the list. Something important might have shown up in my email I need to address. My wife might remind me about something we need to do. Or I might realize I’m not ready to do something because I need to talk to someone, research something, or do something first.
Plans change, after all.
But there’s something else. Sometimes, I wake up, look at the list and realize that I’ve over-committed for the day. I overestimated how much I could accomplish and something has to go. Or there’s something on the list I don’t feel like doing that day. Unless there is a compelling reason why I must do it, I push it to another day. It’s my schedule, after all.
It’s good to be king.
Finally, once I’ve amended the list, I put things in the order in which I plan to do them.
And then I get to work.
Those two minutes in the morning make for a much more productive day.
