Comments on: Chaos in Quarantine—What Can I Do About My To-Dos?

By: Justin Hale

Justin Hale — Wed, 20 May 2020 18:30:30 +0000

In reply to Becky Hastings. Great thought. I think that the solution can be similar for this type of situation. It still requires one to ask themselves, "what do i want to accomplish during this slow time? what are some goals i have?" Define the outcome and then define the next action. For some people, this is one of the first times in their life when they can truly lift their heads up from the "weeds" and view the forest for a while. thanks for your comment

By: Becky Hastings

Becky Hastings — Mon, 11 May 2020 14:13:10 +0000

This is great information and provides clarity for those who are in a stage of life or circumstances where they feel overwhelmed. I would appreciate any insight for the opposite issue. The corona impact on reducing weekly activity for many can result in uncertainty about any action. Many older people with reduced family commitments (children at home always create work and distraction) have far less to do because of the restrictions implemented. For instance, I was volunteering several times a week, teaching and counseling at a non-profit. This has ceased due to meeting restrictions. Perhaps a future post could address personal strategies for handling the malaise and ‘numbness’ of finding ourselves in unexpected inactivity. Managing a calendar when there is nothing on the calendar! Personal responsibility for the best use of the new free time I now find myself with. Thanks

By: Vicky M Smith

Vicky M Smith — Wed, 06 May 2020 20:00:49 +0000

This resource has been helpful to me:

Intuition as a Key Factor for Implementing Theory U thesystemsthinker.com

Within Theory U, we find a model that can help evolving leaders modify the way they process information and make decisions that meet the challenges of our current world and the leaders’ new spheres of responsibility. … We advocate training and coaching that addresses a fundamental change in how leaders make decisions.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 06 May 2020 18:24:13 +0000

Thanks for the article. I think a slightly different way to express it is moving from “what things am I going to do?” to “in what order am I going to do things?”. Understanding you can only accomplish a certain number of tasks and getting alignment on the priority of the tasks can be very helpful. I would also add to your comment on disappointing others. This is not about doing less, but being more organized and transparent about what you are doing. They were already going to be disappointed. Now they have time to adjust instead of being disappointed when you missed a deadline and it’s too late to do anything about it.

By: DG

DG — Wed, 06 May 2020 16:52:59 +0000

This was really well done–thanks, Justin!

By: Justin Hale

Justin Hale — Wed, 06 May 2020 16:38:49 +0000

In reply to SAS. Happy to help! I'm glad it was valuable.

By: SAS

SAS — Wed, 06 May 2020 10:14:29 +0000

Very timely, concise, and appropriate. Thank you.