{"id":3098,"date":"2011-11-18T08:36:43","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T21:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=3098"},"modified":"2011-11-11T10:53:20","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T23:53:20","slug":"breaking-it-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2011\/11\/breaking-it-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking it down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breaking big issues into smaller pieces makes things manageable<\/a> because:<\/p>\n

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  1. it less daunting to look at small tasks than one huge task (remember the elephant – I can eat one bite but putting an entire elephant in my mouth is overwhelming!)<\/li>\n
  2. you then can earn a series of achievements to feel rewarded and satisfied<\/a>, and see your progress. Working on one huge task means you have to do a lot of work before you can see results<\/li>\n
  3. finishing small tasks can sometimes be fitted into small time slots<\/a> such as between meetings or while you’re waiting for someone to arrive<\/li>\n
  4. you may be able to get others to do parts of the job. For example, when I manage a client’s annual report I break it into content and design first so I can outsource the design work before breaking the content aspect into sections. I also get my admin support to arrange the printing and to review the designer drafts for any missed corrections.<\/li>\n
  5. you can set deadlines for small tasks and therefore make sure you are on track for the big project – it is hard to know how close you are to finishing and meeting deadlines if the job is just one big task<\/li>\n
  6. you will feel less stressed and overwhelmed, you will feel more in control and capable. Feeling good is a worthy aim in itself, but it also makes you work more efficiently and effectively so you will probably finish the project sooner, too<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    What projects have you found easier once you’ve broken them into manageable pieces?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Breaking big issues into smaller pieces makes things manageable because: it less daunting to look at small tasks than one huge task (remember the elephant – I can eat one bite but putting an entire elephant in my mouth is overwhelming!) you then can earn a series of achievements to feel rewarded and satisfied, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,53],"tags":[1385,1386,1384],"class_list":["post-3098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bit-off-track","category-business-info-tools","tag-break-it-down","tag-project","tag-smaller-tasks"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t