This week i tested my new weekly diary with goals .

(click to full PDF version)

First row is goal of the day .
Second (and following) rows are hours.

Columns are days (Monday, Tuesday, …). Diary is in the EU style, Monday starting the week.

Print it on A4 paper .

Bent it (don’t cut) before four column (Thursday) and secondly bend it before 12 am hour (all "am" hours will be on first and all "pm" hours on second part of the list). You will get small A6 paper. This is so important because this will take you to the time press in the first half of the day and you will feel comfortable (that you beginning) in the second part of the day .

This my new diary help me to accomplish almost all my goals of this week! I wasn’t so successful in  the last several months!!! It’s absolutely great.

I wrote every single of my action to this diary! The best part is, that for the recurrent tasks I was able next day compare , if I’m doing it better (quicker ) than yesterday or worster (slower ), and this was real kick ass for me .

Maybe I’m so successful this week too, because I’m relaxing each day around 12pm (for at least 3 hours) on my newest relaxing place . Motivation is so important too…

In childhood i played a lot of strategic games (Dune 2, Settlers, StarCraft, … ) what i liked on this game was, that you may slow down game speed or pause it . So game slow down, but you controlling units at same speed!!!
This is the best for all perfectionist (as am I). You may waste your real life to make some almost perfect turn in game .

Now in my business, is so many (almost infinity) tasks to do, so many projects. I may do same mistake as in the computer games, slow down this business "game" and waste time on one task to make it almost perfect.

As the solution, I’m writing in this days, at the beginning of each day, the day goals . Three most important goals of each day , which helping me focus to "score".
If I’m spending some extra time, it’s in the programming job especially when I’m programming some security defense (inputs in PHP programs, treatment of HTML forms…) and I’m NOT spending some extra time on the not important task as to make some perfect thumb or to retouch image which isn’t in the focus (usual image, not the one, which will be placed in the logo … ).

Be a perfectionist is bad. It may be good for some artist, but not, if this artist painting whole life only single one image and it’s still not finished and satisfied with It.

It’s important to finish all tasks in reasonable time. At least It’s profitable .