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Bob.ts @rfornal

Breaking Down Big Tasks Into Manageable Daily Goals

Set daily goals the night before, breaking down large tasks into smaller ones. Prioritize easiest to hardest and tackle them accordingly. Use a whiteboard near your computer as a reminder. Adapt to off days with easy tasks or breaks.

Daily Goals

Some people struggle with daily goals. Some people struggle with them, A LOT.

  
  
  Setting Daily Goals

Daily goals should be planned out the night before. If a task feels too large, break it down into pieces.
Let’s say my goal for tomorrow is to add a feature to my Slide Deck Presentation Tool. This feature will allow me to filter a set of slides, removing those I’ve set to “hidden.”
I would break this feature down into parts:

Set a “hidden” key/value on a deck.
Adjust the service that loads a deck to include or remove “hidden” slides optionally. When presenting, they need t...