To-Do list helps organising daily affairs in an effective way. It allows you to relax, provided you make good use of the list, and lets your busy brain feel less burdened. However, a setback of to-do list is that one might end up being pessimistic as they have so many things on their list that they do not know how to complete all of them in a day.
It is essential for people making such lists and relying on them to carry out their daily affairs to extract maximum gains out of their list by effectively utilising it. Charlotte Siems, a trainer, speaker and author, has presented some ideas (via Kim Garst) to make the best use of to-do lists.
One of the most important things to note while you are preparing your to-do list is not to overdo. You must only note down the tasks that you are going to finish for the day you are preparing the list. Any other thing should be left out. If you mention extra details on your list, it will distract your mind and focus and you will keep on worrying about unfinished business for no important reason.
Being specific is also important. Remember, you are making a to-do list so your mind can relax and you can refer to the list to know about the tasks you want to complete. So instead of keeping it in your mind, let everything flow out and note it in your list. As Charlotte puts it: For example, write “Call Rod about converting the mp3 (888)123-4567” rather than “Call Rod.” Having the details when it’s time to “do” will make it more likely that you’ll get it done rather than put it off because you can’t remember why you’re calling or you need to go look up a phone number. If you don’t have the phone number when you’re writing the list, make it a to-do list item: “Get Rod’s phone number.”
If you are working on a project, your list must contain short-term goals. So if you are organising an event, your list can contain notes about calling some people. You must divide your activities and instead of mentioning on the list that you have to organise the event you must mention specific and short-term goals that will eventually lead you to organising the event successfully.
Be positive! You might have received this advice a million times. But have you really tried to adopt a positive approach? If not, now is the time to do so. Kill the negativity around you, and no matter how difficult your task is, approach it with a winning and can-do attitude.
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