I recently was dealing with a ham radio project list that had gotten too long. I had a number of great ideas which I had added to the project list, so it crossed several pages of my station log. This made actually finding something I could work on difficult -- especially when dealing with projects that could actually add value.
Mulling this over, I decided I needed to apply the same principle to my project list. But what was Essential, and what was merely Nice? and how about the Useful projects in between?
I decided to break it down this way:
- Essential - fixing what is broken
- Useful - allowing new capabilities
- Nice - anything that might be a nice addition
I organized my long list, and low and behold it was very helpful. I only had a few projects in the Essential section, but one of them I had basically forgotten (fixing a broken switch contact on the Ameritron AL-80A).
Several of the projects were in the Useful category, and I'll be getting those done sooner. Everything in the Nice category can wait a bit.
I can't say that this exercised has helped me get anything done sooner, but now I know my efforts will be focused on the most valuable projects.
Several of the projects were in the Useful category, and I'll be getting those done sooner. Everything in the Nice category can wait a bit.
I can't say that this exercised has helped me get anything done sooner, but now I know my efforts will be focused on the most valuable projects.
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