Show Notes
- Introduction to theme days as a way to organize work and tackle overwhelming to-do lists
- Carrie’s personal experience with implementing theme days when she became VP of Strategic Planning at Infomedia
- Faced challenges with multiple departments reporting to her, parts of her old job, and running The Localist
- Struggled with prioritizing tasks and constantly shifting focus
- Explanation of theme days
- Batching tasks by subject or theme rather than type of work
- Helps prioritize tasks within a theme and reduces stress about tasks in other themes
- Not a permanent solution, but helpful for getting out of overwhelming situations
- Steps to implement theme days
- Narrow down themes by listing all subjects and grouping similar ones together
- Assign themes to specific days, considering existing schedules and commitments
- Hold themes loosely, allowing for flexibility when needed
- Focus on completing 1-3 urgent and important tasks within the day’s theme
- Encouragement to experiment with different organizational tactics to find what works best for the individual
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Carrie Rollwagen