I make lists for everything: to do lists, grocery lists, cleaning lists, project lists, spending lists, goals, etc. Making a list frees space in your head for other things. Prevents forgotten items. Gives a visual. Holds you more accountable. Keeps items in the queue.
Use an app (I like Evernote), post it notes, a notebook, a sheet of paper, whatever works for you. I write grocery lists on the back of the kid's old school papers. When there's something to do, add it to a list. If it doesn't fit a list, make a new list for the item.
When an item is completed, cross it off the list and feel a sense of accomplishment, which will provide an incentive to accomplish more tasks.
For example, I keep lists for what I need to do before going on a vacation, home project lists, cleaning lists, work projects, party planning, etc.
Each list contains a bunch of items. A list can be prioritized and each item done in order. It can be arranged from shortest to longest task and then pick a task to do based on how much time you have at a given time. It can be in random order and then pick a task based on what you feel like doing at a given time. It can be arranged from easiest to hardest task. Basically you have to experiment and figure out what works best for you.
I recently read a book about making to do lists called To-Do List Formula: A Stress-Free Guide To Creating To-Do Lists That Work! by Damon Zahariades. It's worth a read, if you haven't already. The book goes over several ways to write to do lists with the most effective being similar to what I've described above, project based to do lists.
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Use an app (I like Evernote), post it notes, a notebook, a sheet of paper, whatever works for you. I write grocery lists on the back of the kid's old school papers. When there's something to do, add it to a list. If it doesn't fit a list, make a new list for the item.
When an item is completed, cross it off the list and feel a sense of accomplishment, which will provide an incentive to accomplish more tasks.
For example, I keep lists for what I need to do before going on a vacation, home project lists, cleaning lists, work projects, party planning, etc.
Each list contains a bunch of items. A list can be prioritized and each item done in order. It can be arranged from shortest to longest task and then pick a task to do based on how much time you have at a given time. It can be in random order and then pick a task based on what you feel like doing at a given time. It can be arranged from easiest to hardest task. Basically you have to experiment and figure out what works best for you.
I recently read a book about making to do lists called To-Do List Formula: A Stress-Free Guide To Creating To-Do Lists That Work! by Damon Zahariades. It's worth a read, if you haven't already. The book goes over several ways to write to do lists with the most effective being similar to what I've described above, project based to do lists.
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