23 Anti-Procrastination Habits: How to Stop Being Lazy and Get Results in Your Life by S.J. Scott

Author:S.J. Scott [Scott, S.J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-02-28T14:00:00+00:00

APH #10: Do a Monthly Review

Excuse Eliminated: “I feel overwhelmed and have too much to do.”

We’ve already talked about the weekly review, but it’s equally important to do a monthly review. While the monthly review only requires a few hours of your time, it’s another solution to the excuse of being overwhelmed.

In a way, the monthly review is like a report that businesses give to their shareholders. It identifies what’s working, what’s not and how things can be improved. By doing this once a month, you’ll “course-correct” the tasks that don’t produce results.

There are a few things you should do during a monthly review:

#1: Review S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Even though you should review goals on a daily basis, it’s important to take 30 minutes each month and make critical adjustments. Sometimes you’ll find that a long-term goal becomes less important and other times you’ll have a new goal to complete. During the monthly review, you’ll go through each of these goals to see if they need to be changed, deleted or enhanced.

#2: Identify Potential New Projects

By creating a number of “future follow-ups,” you’ll invariably create a long list of ideas that require constant review. During the monthly review, go over each of these items to see if it’s a project that’s worth adding to your project list.

#3: Create Project Lists

Just like you would with a weekly review, you should create a step-by-step list of any idea you’d like to implement. Start with the outcome and then work backwards on what needs to be done. Get everything on paper and then add these tasks to the three-ring binder you started forAPH #5.

#4: Ask 80/20 questions

While we’ve already talked about analyzing tasks through the lens of the 80/20 rule, I recommend you do it at least once a month during a review session. The best way to analyze your tasks is to ask the questions that Tim Ferriss outlines in his book The 4-Hour Workweek.

** What 20% of sources are causing 80% of my problems and unhappiness?

** What 20% of sources are resulting in 80% of my desired outcome and happiness?

** What are the top three activities that I use to fill time to feel as though I’ve been productive?

** Who are the 20% of people who produce 80% of my enjoyment and propel me forward, and which 20% cause 80% of my depression, anger and second-guessing?

Ask these questions once a month and you’ll discover what’s holding you back from getting things done on a regular basis. Sometimes it’s certain people who suck away our emotional energy like a vampire. Others times you’ll identify certain habits that cause an unproductive state. And once in awhile you’ll discover that projects you once considered important are actually limiting your ability to get results.

Habit Implementation

It’s not hard to do a monthly review. All you need is a few hours and willingness to be honest about what’s really going on in your life. Here’s a simple process for implementing this habit:

*1. Schedule an uninterrupted block of time for this review (most people prefer a weekend day).

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