Is It A Task Or A Project?

I was talking with a friend, and she asked the typical “How are you doing”, question. I shared that I was feeling a little annoyed because my to-do list wasn’t moving like I felt it should be.

Ya know when you do one thing, but it seems to unfold into  5 more things? It was a little frustrating. 

She asked, "Is it a task you’re putting on your list or is it a full-on project and you’re just being overly optimistic?"

Me, "Well, shit! That’s exactly what I’m doing"

And this is coming from the person who teaches on breaking things down!

I write down, “Plan out 1 week of social.”

That’s definitely not one task.

It’s looking at blogs, pulling content from them, creating the graphics, creating the verbiage, and scheduling them.

Having it down as the main thing that day would be one thing. But, not along with 3 other things.

I’m typically pretty good about this, but that week I had been a little too optimistic and didn’t do this for 1 thing, but 3 because I was trying to get ahead before we left on a trip 🫠

Has this happened to you?

If so, here’s a tip and (reminder for myself):

As you're looking through your calendar and assigning your tasks make sure you take notice and set realistic expectations on what needs to be completed and when.

With each task, Ask,” Are there any other steps to this?” “Am I going to need to get something from anyone else before I can move forward?” If yes, do I need to start on it earlier?

Remember…is it a task or a project?