Are you a List Person?

I'm the bad type of list person - I make them, but don't follow them! At least at home anyway. At work I have post-its and bits of paper everywhere that remind me of this or that. And I do complete and toss those. At home however, I make lists, but then usually forget them when I leave or I completely just don't follow them.

On a sunday, I get a piece of A4 paper that I fold into 4 sections and I have to write my shopping list on it, and all my bills that I have to pay out on the Monday and then I just use the same piece of paper all week and for every day I write my list of things that I have to do and get when I am out of the house. I have a notepad by the computer and each morning I write a list of all the jobs I have to do when I get back into the house, if I dont write these lists out every day then things go down hill and I end up utterly disorganised.

I also will make lists for things Like when im at work i will make a list of things i need to do through-out my day and then mark them off as i do them I only do list for Today i dont do tomorrow list or next week list I also make shopping list that sort of thing :)

My roomate and I are the same way! We have lists for everything! I often lists the pros and cons of various decisions I have to make. Right now I have a lot of lists which focus on chiropractic schools which I have to apply to next year! I am very excited but there are so many factors, it is like choosing a college all over again. Also I have lists of articles and books I want to read. I think you left off one of the basics...the grocery list...lol. Thats all I can think of right now.

Hi there... Yes I must say Im one of those list people, and Im quiet proud of it, it helps me to be very organise and manage my time efficiently... I make lists for everything I need to buy, do and or go... I think this is a good habit, unless you have super super memory lol... Have a good one...

I write everything I have to do, down in a notepad by my computer. I don't have lists the way you do, I just write it down in no kind of order at all. Except I have a different page that I use for writing down ideas and topics I can start a discussion about in mylot. But I have a problem with that too, because I don't write down enough information and then when I get to it, I don't remember what I was going to say about it. So I have to learn to write down more than just one or two words. I keep a list on my fridge of the things I need to buy at the store or when I go to the store I will come back with everything but what I went there for in the first place for.

Oh yes, I can't function without my lists. I walk around with a pen and paper in my pocket so that I can jot down anything that I think of. If I don't I'll forget all about it. I'm very good though at writing out "to do" lists and then ignoring most of it. (Especially the more unappealing tasks) So that things get carried forward from list to list until I eventually either do them or just take them off the list thinking "well, I didnt really need to do that anyway"

I"m not completely a list person although I make list for some things, often more for work than for personal things. I often spend the time I could spend writing the lists doing the actual things LOL I also find that sometimes after spending some time creating a list I end up forgetting in completely which frustrates me to no end !:) On the other hand I find lists useful to organize my thoughts and the things I plan to do. So I guess I'm in between very enthusiastic about them and not so much.

to a certain extent i am...i am somewhat at work because i have two bosses (i work at a small company) and get handed stuff to do all the time! but at home, not so much, but i do tend to write everything down!!! (have you ever read the book of lists? it was a series of three books i think during the late 70's!!)

I tend to make lots of lists too. We have a list of all the movies we own. I just made a list of all the Cars I have collected from the Disney movie Cars. I make many lists when we are getting ready to travel (which is frequent). I make lists of chores that need to be done. I make lists of gifts that I have bought and for whom for upcoming holidays and/or birthdays. I make all sorts of list. My husband thinks it's funny. I make lists for him too! If I didn't he would always "forget" to do things. :)

I live by to-do lists...and I think that those little yellow "post-it" notes are one of the best things ever invented. I make lists all the time. I also have a daily planner that I would be lost without. I make lists of things that I need to do from day-to-day, and I also maintain a list of medium and long-range goals that I am working on. This helps to keep me on track from one day to the next, and the longer range list helps me to stay focused on the bigger goals in life. I would be lost with out my lists and post-its...I actually am looking into getting a PDA or something that I can have access to all my stuff at once in the same place and wont have to worry about losing the paper stuff...

I list down my activities oftentimes because it keeps track of my schedule and it is really helpful to manage my time. I need that to discipline myself and be more organized.

I think you fall into a group of people called the 'melancholy' A melancholy is a person who is very organised and co-ordinated in everything she does. 'Perfectionist', I should say. It is a very good thing to do, cause it keeps your life up to date. I am a moderate 'lister', jotting down things like shopping lists, important things to do and keeping records of my kid's extra school lessons. I keep them in a large journal (titled : RECORDS)in the living room, so it is more convenient to reach and record.

sometimes do but sometimes not.but most of the time i make list,i miss some of the listing, things will change.

ohhh i dont make list of what i will do... but i list the stuffs i did at work just to make sure i have everything covered. and i list the things i need to get done at work along side it.. but not list things i need to do.. or wnt to do at home or just at anything else..

I make lists for a lot of things myself. In fact, I just made a list probably about two hours ago for an article I accepted to write for AC. I wrote down the games I wanted to cover in the article so I wouldn't forget. I make packing lists, shopping lists..all sorts of lists. Without them I think I'd be rather lost.

Mindless? Just for thinking that I wouldn't talk to him for 2 weeks!I make lists all the time. Anything that helps you remember to do All the things you need to do is great.

I'm definitely a list person! I couldn't function well without my planner and post-its. Lists keep me sane and organized especially because I'm still in school.

Oh it is nice to know another person who makes list for each and every thing. I list everything and anything and I have diaries, planners and notebooks to do that. At times those things that have to be completed in a short span of time, I just write them in a scribbling pad and discard the paper as soon as the work is over. Yes it makes me work systematically and organised. With list I dont forget a single thing in my shopping or anything I need to do on a day to day basis. Though at times I cannot finish all the things in the list, I know what I still need to do. Though people think me crazy, I dont mind it as I am comfortable with what I do.

My house is filled up with notes every were, it makes me more in order.