Human Being or Human Doing

I have a to-do list that would drive anyone nuts.

When someone asks me how I am, I tell them everything I’m doing. I check off tasks on my list and more tasks show up. I have a large whiteboard where I’m trying to keep track of each business and personal task. Not to scare you, but the picture at the top was only one part of my whiteboard and most was due in two days. I also have post-it notes everywhere, an online calendar with more tasks, and note-taking tools.

I think I’m organized but several recurring tasks are to file, organize my office, and clean up files on my computer.

Do I do it?

I start. Then I look at all of my other tasks on my whiteboard and go back to another task that I feel is more important and urgent. You know what I mean. I try organizing everything by putting each task in the following categories:

1. Important and Urgent
2. Important Not Urgent
3. Urgent Not Important
4. Not Urgent and Not Important

Why do I feel everything is important and urgent?
Oh no! I need to Prioritize — Prioritize — Prioritize

How can everything be “important and urgent?”