Working smart has been at the forefront of my mind the last few days. With an increasing challenge of fewer missionaries in country due to COVID-19 set to continue for the next few months, I’ve been thinking how we can work smart to address all that we need to do!

Once you accept that you have more to do than time to do it all, that is actually a very freeing concept.

We all know about to do lists, but creative thinking techniques encourage us to turn things upside down.

A “to don’t list” seems a bit of a weird idea, but actually thinking about it more, it seems to provide a lot of positives! I am starting to recognise that many times what you do not do is far more important than what you do do! Perhaps a little experiment is in order.

For example here are some ideas for starters…

– Don’t thoughtlessly scroll through social media

– Don’t always try to be right

– Don’t stay up too late

– Don’t try to please everyone

– Don’t interrupt others

Consider any bad habits you want to eliminate and anything that distracts you from being productive – that’s the key.

Go on, give it a go and write your “to don’t list” today!