DO: What If the Wishlist Came First?

Tip No. 4

I’m sorry to be the one to break it to you, but the finished to-do list is a fantasy. A seductive one — it always feels like one very productive week away. But the list doesn't empty; it evolves. And yet we keep waiting for it to be done enough to finally get to the elusive wishlist.

There’s the trip we've been meaning to go on, the class we want to take, the afternoon with no agenda. We’ll get to it just as soon as things settle down.

But things don't settle down, and the to-do list refills. So, the wishlist keeps waiting.

THIS WEEK’S DO TIP:

Pick one item from your wishlist and schedule it before anything else this week.

Not after the to-do list clears — before. Treat it with the same weight as any other commitment, because it is one. To yourself.

What if we flipped the script and said that we could only really think about our to-do list once we’ve done a pleasurable thing first? We could gatekeep our task list with joy. That would be a fun game to play, no?

And why not? After all, time wealth isn't what's left over after everything else; it's what you protect on purpose, first.

SIT WITH THIS

What have I been promising myself once things slow down and what would it look like to stop waiting?

Don’t worry, the to-do list will still be there, and so will you. Get to the good stuff first and see how that feels.

🧡 Sondra

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