You walk into your office, and staring back at you is a massive pile of files on your desk. Or, if you are digitally inclined, you have the equivalent number of files in your “inbox” on your laptop. You know that the experts tell you you should prioritize, calculating which matters require attention first, and then proceed in an orderly manner.
Nevertheless, sometimes it pays to ignore what is typically sound time management advice. Instead of prioritizing and attacking your work in a organized fashion, pick up something and do it. Often, we spend way too much time staring at work, and trying to figure out what to do first, than simply doing something. You may find that the amount of time you would’ve otherwise spent procrastinating or trying to arrange the work you should do can be used to accomplish a task.
Sometimes, you simply need to do something.