In addition to my all the daily tasks which I am attempting to make consistent habits, I also decided to work on 8 one time tasks which just need to get done the next 3 months.
For example, I want to find a local quilt guild so a one time task is to attend a quilt guild once. This means doing some research on local groups, confirming meeting times and choosing one to attend. I’m also leaving it open so if I find a virtual meeting I’d like to attend, I’ll do that.
Sometimes what we can do in a given timeframe is out of our control. Maybe you’re looking for a new job, wanting to fall in love, or dealing with contractors. Reaching your goal is very dependent on one or more other people taking action. So the way I deal with that is to make the goal what I can control, for example I want to book a particular medical appointment. Because I can’t predict their scheduling, I won’t make this task to have the appointment, but to schedule it.
There’s one task on my list which I need to do as a “one time” task but it won’t mean I never need to do it again. That, for me, is fully backing up my new computer. I may even keep this on my list every quarter so it gets done often enough that if I have a computer failure, I don’t lose everything.
You might be able to tell that I have a lot of ideas and projects I want to do, there are potentially hundreds of things I could have added from the very easy (recycle metal in the yard) to the epic (reroof the house and paint the garage). So in order to keep my ideas organized, another one time task is to begin my Future Me list to capture these ideas for upcoming sprints.
If you have a one time task you need to tackle, I’d love to know in the comment, if you’re a scammer, please don’t bother. Remove all spam comments from blog is a one time task I don’t need to add in the future.