Comments on: Approaching To-Do Lists

By: Hilary Brooks

Hilary Brooks — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:57:58 +0000

Thanks for your comments, Reeny & Zsa Zsa. Zsa Zsa, I manage my daily tasks a lot like you, were I concentrate on just a few big items a day. I found that if I set my sights too high, that I would be extremely disappointed in myself if I didn’t meet my goals for that day.

I also agree with you, Reeny, that to-do lists can be overwhelming! I feel it’s all about finding a system that works for you and sticking with it.

By: Reeny Barron

Reeny Barron — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:15:35 +0000

Building a to do list can be a forever ending exercise as I find it grows once on thing it ticked off. When I have a project I then break down each task and work my way through this – one at a time. Otherwise I get overwhelmed. But what do you do when you have all the emails; other distractions. Focusing on the goal and the outcome I want seems to get me through this. I am one of those people that finds to do list overwhelming at the best of times. The goal is what keeps me to action

By: Zsa Zsa

Zsa Zsa — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:12:55 +0000

“Select a set amount of tasks a day that you will feel satisfied with completing (3 large and 2 small according to lifehacker.com) and end the day at that. ” — So true. I find that this really works. Better to have a short list that you can accomplish than a long one and get stuck in the middle of it and feel frustrated. I find that the habit of writing to-do lists is also very helpful as it keeps you focused and determined. 🙂