My parents used to rather cruelly describe me as “butterfly mind”, hopping from one thing to the next. It’s one up from having a goldfish brain, but still not very complimentary. As I’ve got older the butterfly trait has persisted in some parts of my life. I can be like a jackdaw, easily distracted by something new. One former boss at bp described me that way to an incoming boss – helpful. But whilst there have been things with which I persist (much to my children’s relief), there is more than a grain of truth in the unsolicited feedback: for my final analogy from the animal kingdom, I have the attention span of a gnat.
As I write a week later, I tried to practise what I preached in the blog (and if I'm honest I didnt know if I would when I wrote it! - I sat down on Monday morning and wrote down my priorities, built them into Trello with a backlog of Tickets, high-graded these for delivery this week. And six days later Ive delivered 12 tickets, with one I will finish tomorrow. I honestly don't believe I would have delivered as much without Trello and a bit of self-discipline. Try it!
As I write a week later, I tried to practise what I preached in the blog (and if I'm honest I didnt know if I would when I wrote it! - I sat down on Monday morning and wrote down my priorities, built them into Trello with a backlog of Tickets, high-graded these for delivery this week. And six days later Ive delivered 12 tickets, with one I will finish tomorrow. I honestly don't believe I would have delivered as much without Trello and a bit of self-discipline. Try it!