How do you connect daily tasks to your bigger vision and goals?
Hi guys,
I am a web and mobile app developer and work on many different consulting projects. On top of that, I have my own side projects and many personal commitments.
I use many todo or project management apps, depending on whether the task relates to private or business projects (Asana, Trello, Todoist, etc.).
But I often feel disconnected from my bigger goals and vision and just going through the motions of ticking off todos.
I would love some kind of digital coach that helps me prioritize my tasks and habits for the day.
Curious if anyone is interested in a similar product or has found one that solves that issue for them!
I try to do quarterly planning, so every 90 days I have 2-3 big objectives I'm working towards.
Then on Sundays I plan my week, trying to get 3-5 projects that I know are doable in 1 week and progress me towards the 90-day goal.
And every night I create a small todo list for the next day.
All of this is flexible though... things come up that need attention for example.
I also make a point of having only 1 place for todos. The tool doesn't matter, I just like knowing I can see everything in one place
I do ten week goals (x 2), broken down into weekly and then daily goals: http://twentyweeks.com Happy to send a copy if you would like one, or just try the PDF version.
What I'm currently doing to avoid that problem is every week, before I start working, go to the backlog tasks list and prioritize the ones I'm gonna tackle during the week based on my goals/metrics.
If you do it once a week, it should be a fresh tasks list and you won't need to think about it daily.
If you combine that with getting/reviewing your last week's metrics before prioritizing your to-do for the week it's even better!
Love the tips here. It seems that reviewing goals on a weekly/quarterly basis plus checking todos every day is a good recipe. Are there any tools (analog or digital) that you found particularly useful?