One Thing At A Time

It’s already 7pm and I’m still on the go with “things to do.”  I could convince myself that I’m a multitasker, but I’d be lying.  When I think about all the things I need to accomplish, my brain freezes and nothing gets done.  Laundry, house cleaning, food shopping, making dinner, Twitter Chat preparation, PowerPoint revisions, reading, re-imagining my research methodology, and rewriting Chapter 3… house hold obligations and “work to do” seem relentless yet equally worthy.  What to do first?  It doesn’t matter.  Do something.  One thing at a time and my “things to do” list will shorten.  The laundry is done.  House cleaning is done.  Food shopping is done.  Dinner is done.  Twitter Chat prep is done.  PowerPoint is done.  Back to my dissertation.  Might as well blog first before jumping into my research methodology (again).  The dissertation is much the same.  Looking at the entire project is overwhelming and daunting.  One thing at a time, it will get done.