I’ve recently been overwhelmed by lots of small tasks. Getting back to people about workshops, responding to feedback about art for a book, doing various small home maintenance tasks and so on. These ‘bits’ of life shrapnel have been orbiting my brain for a while but each have never felt important enough to pluck them out of orbit and get them done. Always de-prioritised in favour of bigger things: new ideas, materials and art media to explore.
So, I made a list. Like a beachcomber collecting shells, I gathered all the disparate bits, put them in a line, and ticked them off, one at a time. And sure enough, the progress felt good. Lists work. I should make the more often.