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Eat Breakfast and Organize Day's Schedule
Pen and Ink with watercolour |
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I have my breakfast in front of the computer, more often than not. Usually, it is a bowl of cereal, however, I sometimes will have toast or raisin bread.
While I eat breakfast I organize my day. I used
NowDoThis.com to set up a bunch of tasks that need to be done. I grab the information from the different apps and calendars to organize my work day, my housework, and my drawing time. I find I am most productive when I set up my To-Do list / schedule this way.
NowDoThis is a simple website in which you add the tasks that you want to do in the order you want to do them in. I have tweaked my list several times to find what works for me and I keep a copy of the list in Evernote that I can copy and past it into the NowDoThis window. I tweak it some more for a particular day, then go for it.
![NowDoThis screen shot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5Hf9s-GDTadSNeVhr94wGpIoRBnmimppPym2JBbpkrn97R9De5H89429jlFw8yYD9g1jD-_ahiFg7AXMtsr2xYLenMNTEzeomdL5_3i_ZnIHh5ZElkIUs80BcymyDnFH-KpKQKpge5g_/s400/NDT01.jpg) |
Click on the Edit List link and this window comes up. |
![NowDoThis screen shot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedTdgm5IQ027nH0zYLEJ4iFL3FFx_wsSE9gizqM-VqE7wcOxB3ZsksnMZOhRd4a9LvF-EZM1VYJDtlITPsz5_bHvMTiKl2PM5mDYiNcz5zsCdzSFFUa6k7r0PoaqY_30yJ0i4mA9hRSE_/s400/NDT02.jpg) |
Write your To-Do list in the box in the order you want to do it in. You can copy and paste it from another program such as a Word file or an Evernote file. You can edit the list throughout the day if you find that you need to change the order or add/remove tasks. Click Ready button when your list is complete and you want to start. |
![NowDoThis screen shot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FrCh6Dhd6N6Pu39W4gQXFD3dV8nHsDn9CUA-jThv9byrqHa9a1xIUnx2PD16sGDYlD9CIyu1SXFWvg9rgjRjcAbGIVWKkard2FuKZtbr-Ae9Iy7TYZd_tP7vYFMxbk2ZHd2VlxGmzbls/s400/NDT03.jpg) |
If you add a time to your list, as above, NowDoThis will give you a simple count-down timer. Click Start when you are ready and it will start to count down. |
![NowDoThis screen shot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Y4KnyOxTl2q4COsVzJvWaX1lN8wCnuM5SukkbFr2JUzeut_i-q-crVBbLG402EkyTqXiWL8lD0C0RSS4gybbWVQweZ0d1QXjMx1zOjflDsTaxQSjRsFmlgZ9VHa1AjUdBe6McKoqHqWb/s400/NDT04.jpg) |
View of the count-down timer. |
![NowDoThis screen shot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ7f0yRGELF0ng8KSKc41rTX6CEuHRHuKB8j3HcIDQawtPX-B6viHMjkaHafWmrHATkyjPlu1lyiLgeEkD-GLoFT_8qaGdBCkM0PZPbPADeAKPTcKdVWFbAio9VZoiM4129CUG73QpzBN/s400/NDT04a.jpg) |
When your time is up, you will hear a "ding". You can then click the Done button. |
![NowDoThis screen shot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekhW43Z-Gy1HLSnHlR8w6aPy6kkMWZWdlYAFqmTlri8_BBGn68wT1vWuDJfAJ3Mh-_1uYUbVS931HjtFVEcxU3FBtr0zNGwa77300tuoA1clFwu-lQsiF2MmMWVaSsKSsF-mx13AhdiIV/s400/NDT05.jpg) |
The next item in your list will pop up. I did not add a time limit to this item so no count-down timer showed up. I will click the Done button when I finish this and the next item on the list pops up. I usually alternate between a computer task and a non-computer task to force me to get up often throughout the day. You can have several timed items in a row if you want to control your computer time. For example, 30 minutes - read email; 30 minutes - facebook; 70 minutes working on book project; etc. |
![NowDoThis screen shot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFBdHTYqgvdRcxhLdZU-jxIh86f0sHP9wqLaaY-lJb3pvwNmnEl4ki_42ATKG4rBjaOzbQLHD2s5-OQtovrvtsJ3S4OJiQSkMp4cwAmDBbNceIAOfdWenyNUNGqYbhkyhyphenhyphensz1S-ZG1Fac/s400/NDT06.jpg) |
When you complete everything on your list you get this very satisfying All Done! message. I try to organize my day so that I get a certain amount of housework completed before 9:00am, which is when my work day starts. I then include a few housework items that take only a few minutes here and there in order to get off the computer and stretch my legs. I have all my regular task, computer and otherwise, completed early in the day so that I have the rest of the day to do creative work with no time limits. |
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