{"id":763,"date":"2015-02-12T14:14:32","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T13:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/?p=763"},"modified":"2016-03-03T12:15:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T11:15:19","slug":"4-tasks-you-should-never-put-for-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/4-tasks-you-should-never-put-for-later\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Tasks You Should Never Put for Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every single one of us working people is constantly bombarded with all sorts of tasks and responsibilities. Being work related or personal, tasks just keep on coming.<\/p>\n<p>Some of them require our immediate attention, others can be pushed back for later.<\/p>\n<p>Having tendencies to procrastinate, we all love to postpone things as much as we possible can.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/tumblr_n3q5o6qgCW1rlo29uo1_500.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-765 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/tumblr_n3q5o6qgCW1rlo29uo1_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_n3q5o6qgCW1rlo29uo1_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll do it later\u201d mantra is \u00a0what keeps us in our comfort zone, and we appreciate it for that.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s quite normal that we all like to postpone things, until we\u2019re good and ready to deal with them.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this is not always the best idea. Somethings you should do immediately, before they get buried by other responsibilities, and then become a total nightmare to handle.<\/p>\n<p>To help you sort out your tasks, here\u2019s a list of five things you should never put in \u201cfor later\u201d folder:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>1. Code: Red Tasks<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cCode:red\u201d tasks are the ones of high importance. Their completion is of great value for yourself and your company.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/XxBRp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-777 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/XxBRp.gif\" alt=\"XxBRp\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Important calls, client briefs, meetings, staff reorganization, managerial decisions, business strategy plans &#8211; these are just some of the tasks that are considered to be of the highest possible priority in most companies.<\/p>\n<p>The way on how you handle these tasks could have serious effect on your work and your entire career. \u00a0Be sure take your time with them, and treat as they need to be treated.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2. Quick Tasks<\/h2>\n<p>Why allow yourself to get slammed with all sorts of different thing when some of them you can do in a matter of seconds?<\/p>\n<p>Like I wrote above, task never stop coming, and therefore they need constant clearing. You need to constantly make room for new ones.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s think about it in this way. You have to call a client and tell him that everything went smoothly and that his order is being processed, as you speak.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, this particular client likes to talk, a lot. He likes to yammer about everything and anything, mostly nothing work related.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/abe-king.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-767 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/abe-king.gif\" alt=\"abe-king\" width=\"500\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You hate that, but you know you got to talk to him. This is your responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>So, normally like anyone who knows he\u2019s going to get bored, you want to postpone this task. You want to push it for later, as far as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of biting the bullet and powering through these couple of hellish minutes, you spend your entire day thinking about what coming at the end of it, because it\u2019s unavoidable.<\/p>\n<p>Stupid, right?<\/p>\n<p>My advice is to always firstly do the tasks that are easy to solve. You\u2019ll waste more time and energy postponing them and then thinking about them, instead of doing them.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">3. Safety Issues<\/h2>\n<p>Safety is the primary factor in any situation. Everyone should know this.<\/p>\n<p>Never delay things that could end up causing harm to yourself, your work environment and your colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>For example. Imagine that you have to change the batteries for your smoke detectors. You have to go out, get new ones, get a ladder, climb it, take the old ones out, put in the new ones, blah, blah\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This can task take a while to finish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/tumblr_mq0pdwO5Mx1remcf1o1_500.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-778 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/tumblr_mq0pdwO5Mx1remcf1o1_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_mq0pdwO5Mx1remcf1o1_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The thing with this is that you never know when something could or is going to happen. You never know when a certain circuit will go bananas. It could happen now, in two hours, in a week, or never. But still, it COULD happen.<\/p>\n<p>Never let your laziness get in situations where you end up regretting your decision. Safety is not a thing anyone should gamble with, always have that in mind.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">4. Special or Once in a Lifetime Opportunities<\/h2>\n<p>Every once in a while, a special opportunity comes our way. These are situations that are totally out of the ordinary, and they carry great promise with them.<\/p>\n<p>Dream job offers, exclusive rights to something, a change to invest in a promising market, a tip or trick that you can learn from someone who\u2019s famous for the outstanding work in his field &#8211; these are all changes that don\u2019t come around that often.<\/p>\n<p>Most of them are time-sensitive and they require your immediate reaction, or they\u2019ll pass and disappear into oblivion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gatsby-leo-051113.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-770 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gatsby-leo-051113.gif\" alt=\"gatsby-leo-051113\" width=\"500\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t let yourself become one of those \u201cwhat if\u201d and \u201conly if I did this\u201d people. 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