Comments on: Common To-Do List Problems And How To Fix Them, Part 1

By: Simple Productivity Blog

Simple Productivity Blog — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:02:01 +0000

By: Marvin

Marvin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:21:30 +0000

This topic is huge for people in family leadership! It’s been my biggest problem for years. I’ll definitely be making some of the changes suggested here.

By: Lifehacker.ru

Lifehacker.ru — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:44:17 +0000

By: Organisation For Students

Organisation For Students — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:20:53 +0000

By: Eric Overton

Eric Overton — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:06:25 +0000

This is really good, practical stuff. More please!

By: Carole

Carole — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:51:26 +0000

I think a big part of the problem is that people don’t have good daily systems in place to ease the to-do list. My to-do list is made up of things I need to do for my business, and anything extra that might need to be done that day like running to the post office, or picking up cleaning, and so on.

I don’t put down something like cleaning the kitchen, because that is part of my daily habit. I don’t have a house cleaning listing because that’s a routine and I don’t have to devote any special attention to it. Does that make sense?

I plan dinner for example, but it doesn’t have to go on my to-do list unless I need to go to the store or make some special effort to make what I’m cooking that day.

I try to keep my to-do list to about three major things a day. Any more than that and it probably won’t get done or it will just overwhelm me. I know that tends to happen with me so I keep my list reasonable.

Betsy sounds like she found a system that works for her, to keep everything streamlined and in one place. I can’t imagine planning a month out. I might have to try that. Day by day is enough for my brain to handle.

By: Arjan Zuidhof

Arjan Zuidhof — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:33:50 +0000

By: Betsy Lalla

Betsy Lalla — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:33:45 +0000

I’ve been using to-do lists for years. I use a small notebook I keep in my desk. It’s not a daily list, but a running reminder. When the items are almost all scratched off, I put the left over item(s) at the top of a new page and start over. I only have one item that keeps moving from page to page… clean out the closet in the den! I also have a large calendar on my fridge where I put all appointments and dates.

I thought I was pretty organized, but I had no idea what was in store for me when I started school. I had to-do items all through my notebooks, circled and starred, and written on the back of printouts… in other words, it was all a big mess. So I picked up a free planner and spent about two hours filling in the calendar from all my lists. I made it through the end on September, then I spent two days working from it. It feels so awesome looking at all the to-do items I have scratched out! Now if I can just keep it up….

By: Productivity Hacks

Productivity Hacks — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:06:17 +0000

By: Tech-E

Tech-E — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:57:23 +0000