Get Stuff Done Day: How to Tackle Months of Procrastinated Tasks

Why You Need to Have a Get Stuff Done Day

If your to-do list is piling up and you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, a Get Stuff Done day may be just the thing you need to feel motivated again and gain momentum.

What is a Get Stuff Done day?

It’s a day that you dedicate to finishing those tasks that have been running in the back of your mind for weeks silently draining your energy. It’s a day to say “enough is enough!” and start to feel productive again.

How Does This work?

I first learned of a Get Stuff Done day from the YouTube algorithm, where various videos about knocking out to-do lists and completing months of procrastinated tasks were recommended to me.

It’s common to find that watching other people be productive in various ways such as decluttering, planning or working towards their goals motivates you to take some initiative and be productive in your own life.

So naturally, I found the idea of a Get Stuff Done day to be very appealing. You can check off a multitude of tasks from your to-do lists, planners, and silent to-do lists all in one day or even one afternoon, giving you a great sense of accomplishment.

The idea is to gain the push you need to finish those annoying tasks that you’ve been avoiding for months even though you know they will only take minutes to complete.

For some people this can mean finally giving themselves permission to accomplish what they need to do or helping them focus better in areas where they feel they’ve lost control of.

Will This Work for Me?

Because we know that context switching can be less helpful for reaching productivity goals, it can seem counterproductive to designate multiple unrelated tasks to be completed all in the same day.

Ironically, the act of batch tasking things that you’ve been avoiding can help you be more productive by reducing any negative connotations preventing you from completing them such as anxiety, decision fatigue, lack of motivation and overthinking.

Essentially, this method can help you overcome anything that’s holding you back so you can stop procrastinating and start doing.

What Should You Put on Your List?

Your list should be tailored to the things that are a high priority to you whether they seem “important” or not. It can be as innocuous as cleaning your baseboards if that’s something that’s been weighing on your mind, or as involved as finishing your taxes because you want them done early.

If you like the idea of dedicating a whole day to the tasks you’ve been putting off but need more help deciding what to do, you can use exercises like the Productivity Matrix [link] to help you come up with a list of tasks to get done and in what order.

Get Started Today

Feeling inspired to check off some boxes from your to-do list? Make a plan to designate any blocks of free time you have coming up as time for you to knock out the tasks you’ve been avoiding, big or small.

Write down your list of what you need to do and make any necessary preparations ahead of time so you can make the most of the time you set aside.

Imagine how much better you’ll feel once you are able to tackle some of these tasks that have been gnawing at you for weeks or even months.

It’s well worth the effort, so get started today by brain dumping the tasks you’ve been procrastinating on and create a plan of action to make it happen.