The power of the to-do list: When?

Using the to-do list has no restrictions on time of use. Although it said in a lot of circles that there are times to use it, in actual fact there is no such thing.

The whole issue about time comes from these concerns of most users of the to-so list about organizing yourself. Most people who use the to-do list over time are usually more efficient than the average person who doesn’t use one. Most of these people believe in starting the day early and quickly getting on top of things as a result they make it a habit to look at their to-do list to have a better idea of what will be done in that day. It is for this reason that it is the usual practice to visit your to-do list first thing in the morning.

You would start thinking about what you should do with the list when new tasks come your way what would be the next line of action? Well you just go ahead and update the list as things go on. Depending on the way you prioritize your activities you could reschedule certain tasks. It is really cool when you start using a to-do list to manage your busy life style and it can be very rewarding.

To me this has been one of the most important things that I have come across in my life and it has been a real blessing to me if you haven’t started using it, please start it now and see the massive changes that come your way.

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The power of the to do list : Why?

This part of the series is for those of you who still believe it is ok to go without a to-do list. Why would you need a to-do list? Well I could go around the reason and let it sound really detailed and difficult but I won’t. It is simple enough. You can’t keep everything in your head and expect to be very effective. Right there, that is all that you need to know about it. Now I would go ahead to still explain if you haven’t agreed yet.

When you are a highly busy person you would increasingly realize that your brain is not the best place to store certain information. Like the day you were supposed to get to an appointment which was lets say 9:00 in the morning. Your brain might remember but not necessarily on time. Well this would likely be the story of someone who decided to store all appointments and tasks in his or her head. Now let’s take a guy who has a to-do list and updates it religiously. Well you would notice the following. He wakes up on the morning of the meeting looks at his to-do list and from his list of activities he sees it right there, Meeting at 9:00, he didn’t have to leave all that work to his mind to recollect, all he did was to simply run through the list of things he had scheduled for the next day, and any time he looked at his list there it was right in his face for him to start working on.

I could go on giving examples but I am sure that if you sat down to think of the number of times you forgot something though it was very important I am sure that you would realize that if you were using a to-do list that wouldn’t have skipped your mind.

It is this element of the to-do list that makes it so powerful your ability to accomplish a lot could be increased considerably when you use this most powerful tool

Remember it is far better to store things on a piece of paper or any storage device than in your head unless it is a secret.

The power of the to-do list : How?

The question most people pose to any new concept or even if it is not new to them upon being reintroduced to it they generally like to know how this system or concept or theory will be implemented.

Now that you know exactly what the to-do list is the how can take center stage. It is as simple as I have described earlier on. Just get yourself a simple piece of paper a pencil or a pen and then you are done. You can optionally decide to write boldly on top of it as a sort of a heading “to-do list”. It is as simple as that. You now have in your hands the basic tools of warfare for tackling time and tasks.

Wait, it is not yet complete you are now half way through. To make it complete look for a place to sit and then with your to-do list in hand, start writing down the list of tasks that you will like to complete by the end of the day. You can list them just the way you want to either in the order that it comes out of your head or in the order of priority (that is the most important task first). Another way practiced is to handle the much more difficult tasks first.

Doing this at the start of your day and updating it as you go along the day will be beneficial. The tools are not limited to paper alone but any writing device can be used.

It might look like this is not enough but believe me doing this alone will quickly move you into a better position in handling tasks.

Remember, you take a piece of paper or a note book or a PDA. You find a good place to sit down and you immediately start writing down in the form a list of things that you will like to accomplish by the end of the day preferably early in the morning.

The power of the to do list Intro

The rest of this series will be devoted to answering questions concerning the use of the to-do list. The following questions will be answered.

How?

Why?

When?

Is there and element of science tied to this

Some more questions will be added as time goes on and the format given above is likely to have some changes but it will still give you the insight that you need to know about the to-do list.

The Power of the To-do List

I know many of you have read a lot bout the to-do list but recently I took some time to think about it and if it has been any help to me in my quest for self improvement.

I for first timers the question is will this simple thing make any difference at all in making me much more efficient in my work?

My answer and from my experience is a resounding yes it is true that the to do list can work wonders in your life in all that you endeavor to take part in. if you really have intentions of moving away from a mediocre life style to one that is much more fulfilling I suggest that you get your self involved heavily in the use of one of the most powerful tools in the world which is the to-do list

I learnt about this quite late in my life when I was a teenager and at that time due to my lack of action orientation I never seriously implemented it. Now looking back at time I would have done more using this very important tool to take the quality of my life to a higher level.

There is so much power in getting up in the morning and putting down a list of things that you desire to do by the end and the close of the day. There is a sense of so much more purpose. If I were to advise you on getting your life together, one of the first things I will like to introduce to you is the to-do list.

My advice for you for this week is that if you do not have one get one for yourself and try it out this week. For majority of people the effects are almost instant.

There is so much to talk about when it comes to the to-do list and I will be making a short series about the to-do list. Today’s article is going to be an introduction.

Simply get a piece of paper or note book or a pda and put down the list of the things you hope to accomplish by the end of the day each day first thing before the start of the day and I will get back to you in the next article on this powerful tool.