If you do not write it down it will not get done. The more things you do not get done the more difficult life will become.
Enter, the to do list and the things to know about it
It Reduces Mental Clutter
If you have a list in front of you it will help you focus. You can get things done without other things interfering unlike depending on memory. Your thoughts can get disrupted or way laid at the slightest but a list remains a list.
Without mental clutter you can focus on the task at hand. So the list is a barrier. It prevents you from going off track and wasting your time with whatever maybe going on in your head.
A list helps you keep the work flowing and getting you closer to the tasks finishing. If you find that other thoughts are always interfering, re-visit your list. It may need stream-lining.
It Can Be Paired Down
A to do list can and does make life easier and the best way to get this to happen is to pair it down. This is especially important if you are one of those people that seeing a to do list makes you droop and fatigue set in.
That long list makes you tired before you even start, so you need to streamline it. Make it shorter as you know a long list discourages you. Get that long and unmanageable list paired down by rewriting it so that it does not undermine your best efforts to get things done.
One good way to pair things down is to bundle like tasks or tasks that take you to a similar destination together. If you need to leave the office, your workshop or go online; add the tasks that need you to leave the office, your workshop or go online and do them at the same time.
So, the go and see, don’t forget to buy, deliver or search fall will fall under one heading and make the list shorter and manageable.
Finishing It Will Make You Feel Good
One indicator of a successful day is going through a list and finding it has all been done. Even if there is one thing left, it is a testimony that you have done well and this will make you feel good.
Feeling good may seem a small thing but, it can help you unwind at the end of the day and reduce stress. If you feel good, you will end the day relaxed and you will probably sleep better.
So, think of the to do list as the secret weapon that will set you up for a productive work day and give you a good night’s sleep.
