I created a new note, gave it a proper title,.Then I did something straightforward, which immediately calmed down my mind and gave me clarity: So I delegated the work to my future self. I just had one note with some information I created long ago as I got aware of the problem. While doing my regular work - mostly coding or talking to users - I often got distracted by worrying about what I should do next about my problems. On the other side, the insurance should cover cases that would be otherwise catastrophic to my finances.Īt first, I didn’t structure any of it in a written way. On one side, I want to limit my expenses. I had to understand the conditions of different providers properly, what is covered, and what is not, and what to do about my old insurance. I was apprehensive about my health insurance. These two “projects” (which I don’t want to do but have to) added to my regular work of running and developing NotePlan (and all the small things I need to keep track of in a business) added some unnecessary stress and anxiety.
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I could pick the wrong provider or don’t quite understand the conditions and believe something is covered although it isn’t.īesides researching new health insurance, talking to brokers, and understanding what’s important, I also had to update my driving license (in a foreign country with lots of bureaucracy)-another not-so-fun project. However, it can have terrible financial consequences if I make a mistake. This is something I know very little about, and I don’t enjoy dealing with it.
In my case, I had to change my health insurance. In this article, I want to share with you how I managed an actual parallel project and some of the behavioral science behind that.
Especially when the parallel “project” is not work-related, and you are forced to do something about it due to an upcoming deadline - these are the worst and most stressful projects. Generally speaking, you shouldn’t multi-task and work on multiple things, but sometimes you can’t avoid it. NotePlan Blog How I manage parallel projects and stay sane
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