When working with processes exercise transparency. Consider publishing and tracking your process inventory on your corporate Intranet. To see things as they are, to show what you are dealing with, to measure and highlight issues & improvements. Not just for the people taking part in those processes, but for all bystanders in the organizational context and… yourself.
(BTW, this applies to projects & programs too.)
We use contexts or tags in task-management because we tend to become overwhelmed with the number of things to do. If one has too many visible tasks to deal with, it is likely s/he will be less productive than trying to take in one or two.
A similar issue can be observed with project portfolios. Trying to juggle several dozens of projects will significantly slow down execution. Sometimes, when I see an organization struggling to eat an especially large “frog” (big & important project), I feel like suggesting:
“Leave just this one thing. And make it happen.”
The more discouraged you get when trying to a achieve a specific result, the more friendly routine you need.
If you want to become a runner, and you feel overwhelmed with the effort it takes, consider keeping your gear at hand’s reach — in an available place, for example close to the entrance. See whether using a readily accessible treadmill wouldn’t be better. If you find the task boring, consider decreasing your regular distance, or perhaps — keeping an audio player with an interesting audio book at your disposal.
Make regularity irresistible.
