Why, oh why do we make mistakes? Because we hate checking our lists twice. I remember when my kiddo was learning addition/subtraction/multiplication/division, writing composition rules and we had such a hard time getting him into the habit of checking his work twice and looking for errors. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, I hate to check my lists twice whether it’s my writing, my accounting or, my schedule. However, I have gotten into the wonderful habit of doing so. It took me a lot of mishaps and a lot of self talk coaching to finally make this better. Case in point: I left out the Calendarpedia free time blocking forms (see bottom, they’re here now.)
The very best outcome for checking your lists (appointments, etc.) is…
Scanning for Threats!
Here are some things to analyze when you ‘check it twice’ about your schedule when you reflect on your day (before, during and after.)
- What’s in your schedule tomorrow that is not usually there?
- Where do you see the potential of the most ‘high risk’ for your schedule to get goofed up such as things that may take longer than you expected or missing novel appointments (things that are not regularly in your daily or weekly schedule) such as doctor’s appointments, etc.
- How can you plan compensatory time for the ‘what if’?
- Do you need a Plan B somewhere in your schedule, like something that could be moved to the next day?
- What is the hierarchy of your day’s events: what must you for sure complete?
- What will bring you a good deal of satisfaction if you get it done? This yields motivation and helps to relax you at the end of the day.)
FREE CALENDAR/HOURLY FORMS:
Click to access weekly-schedule-monday-to-friday-2-on-1-page-in-color.pdf
Click to access weekly-schedule-monday-to-saturday-in-color.pdf
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