Writing To-Do lists
The New York Times
By MARCI ALBOHER
Published: July 29, 2008
Quote from the interview with Gina Trapani «Clearing Up a Blurry Work Life»:
Q. What’s the secret to writing a successful to-do list, and must you do it the same way every day?
A. There are lots of ways you can make a to-do list into something that actually gets done. Often when people get to the point when they are writing it, they are doing a brain dump. They just have to just get things down on paper. But to get to the point where you’re checking things off, you want to make it a do-able to-do list. Things need to be as easy for yourself to do as possible. So you have to break things down into tasks. We sabotage ourselves by writing down things like “Plan the anniversary party” or “Learn French.” Those are projects, not tasks and don’t belong on your to-do list.
By MARCI ALBOHER
Published: July 29, 2008
Quote from the interview with Gina Trapani «Clearing Up a Blurry Work Life»:
Q. What’s the secret to writing a successful to-do list, and must you do it the same way every day?
A. There are lots of ways you can make a to-do list into something that actually gets done. Often when people get to the point when they are writing it, they are doing a brain dump. They just have to just get things down on paper. But to get to the point where you’re checking things off, you want to make it a do-able to-do list. Things need to be as easy for yourself to do as possible. So you have to break things down into tasks. We sabotage ourselves by writing down things like “Plan the anniversary party” or “Learn French.” Those are projects, not tasks and don’t belong on your to-do list.