In this article I offer three key distinctions that will make your to-do lists more useful in actually getting things done. Generally people assume that if they’ve written down three or three hundred tasks on a piece of paper or in a digital document – they’ve created a to-do list. Not so fast. The label “to-do list” has become an all-encompassing
Maybe this scenario feels familiar: It's been weeks, months maybe years since you felt on top of your _____________ (insert: to-do list, e-mail, paper, home organization projects, mail, etc.) Everyday more comes in and less goes out It is exhausting. So you decide to do something about it. You stay up until 3am tackling everything that has
Do any of the following scenarios feel familiar? Scenario #1: Paper You’ve just got the mail and are staring at the latest donation request. You start to feel decision-paralysis creeping in. Should you keep it? Send them money now? Toss it and feel guilty? Suddenly, your attention is caught by a bill that needs to be paid. You know right where
If I had a dollar every time the paper vs. digital task managers debate came up during my coaching calls and workshops, I’d be lying on a beach right now sipping a very fruity cocktail:) It makes sense why this question surfaces so often. There are so many paper planners and digital task managers to choose from it can be easy to get overwhelmed.
