Your caregiving task list may feel completely out of control and that can leave you feeling even more frustrated. Getting that list under control can be easier than you think, though.
Get All Your Tasks out of Your Head
The first step in prioritizing your list is to get all the tasks out of your head and onto some paper. Write everything down, no matter how small the task is. If your brain is using up processing power thinking about the task often, it needs to be written down.
Determine Some Categories
Categories are going to help you to see quickly how important a task is. You might pick the traditional “urgent and important,” “urgent but not important,” and “not important and not urgent,” or you might pick different ones according to your situation. You might also want to pick a “delegated” category. The point is to go ahead and choose categories that work for you.
Location Can Matter, Too
Some of the tasks on your list might be ones you need to do in a certain place. For instance, there might be tasks you need to do online or the next time that you run errands. Having subcategories can help you to determine when is the best time to deal with certain tasks.
Match Tasks to Categories
Once you’ve got your categories, it’s time to start matching up tasks with each category. Tasks that you know you’re going to delegate then only need to be matched up with someone who can handle them for you. Tasks that are urgent and important, or similar according to your category system, need to be handled right away.
Pick Three Tasks
People tend to think that they can do a lot more in a day than they really are able to do. This is something that caregivers especially wrestle with, though, because there’s so much to do. When you go to your list to pick tasks to do, limit yourself to three at first. If you finish those three tasks, you can grab another from the list. You can’t try to finish everything in one day without running yourself ragged.
Taking the time to prioritize your list is going to make you a much more efficient caregiver. You’ll be able to delegate tasks and see at a glance what still needs to be done. This is an especially helpful process if you believe you’re one of those people who can never get organized.
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