To Do Lists

I have a fantastic way to do lists.. here goes. You take a page, and a pen.. and you write down things that need down. BUT you mark the most important in capital letters. For example, like this: get milk on way home from work leave out chicken for tomorrow nights dinner REMEMBER TO GET MUM'S BIRTHDAY CARD book vet appointment for dog like that :) .. and with the list made like this, what I do, is everytime I look at it, I do the things that aren't highlighted, just off cuff.. so if i'm walking home, peak at my list, oh milk, get it. sitting in work, look at my list, oh ring vets.. and it isn't a chore and I don't get put off that way. Then the things that are highlighted or written in capitals, they are the things that stand out and I made the conscious decision to go do them. It really works. It's like your mind blanks out each seperate writing style, depending on the situation :)

I don't write lists. I basically try and keep a mental note of what needs to be done. I did learn one thing, whenever I make plans or lists, nothing ever happens the way I want it to. So I keep that mental note and take it as it comes.

Heavens, yes, I'm a list maker. I'd never get anything done without a list! I make several though. One for each day with things I know I have to do, one for the week, which gives me a little more time and which I adjust as I go, and one for bigger things which can sometimes take up to a year to accomplish. Then there are lists for songs I want to learn, books I want to read, ideas I want to write about and so on. I actually enjoy working from a list because I can see the progress I'm making and I love to see a list all marked off, but sometimes I just transfer an item onto the next list if I didn't get it done. I prioritize as I go and sometimes an item will be transferred to the next day's list so many times that I just cross it out and forget about it. If it becomes important in the future, I deal with it then. One thing I've learned is not to stress about it. I am not a slave to a list, but a list is my tool.

That is brilliant! I love that idea! Me? I don't make to do lists too often. When I do there are only three things . But I Do need to write things down. Sometimes I remember without reading the notes/ lists but I have to write it down. The first 6 is a great idea! Thanks.

hi green moo. i'm a big fan of lists!!! i usually have a to do list at work the tasks are written down with the most important one on top. i also have a daily to do list of chores that i keep as a draft message in my cell phone. my monthly savings, budget, and bills payments are also listed down in my cellphone's calendar and an alarm notification goes off to remind me of the due dates. as for prioritizing a list of tasks, i actually go by the more important ones that have a shorter completion date versus the ones that i have more leeway. up next are the daily tasks that are not so urgent but still need to be done. i also allot some time for tasks that come up as needed like a task assigned by a boss or something that just comes up out of the blue. life has many surprises so gotta be prepared for that as well.

I was a list maker too before retirement.Now there is no need for me to do that.I know you always run off your feet.With so many tasks on your hands,if you don't make a list,you don't know where to start.I guess the works in your list are certainly in order of importance and urgency.I am not sure if "the six priority items"is similar to ABC analysis.

i do make them for myself at work because i am only there three mornings per week but i seldom make lists for home because i work as i feel like it. i do a bit of cleaning, then have a rest, do more work, then rest. i have to do it that way because of health issues.

If I need to make sure things get done, I make a list. Now, there are times when I'll a very detailed list, just so I can cross things off. I like it when Maggiepie makes me lists so I can cross those things off. However, I don't make lists every day or week, because most of the stuff I need to do I can mostly do by habit. So, I don't tend to make long lists. I don't make lists for others - they either make their own lists or won't do the stuff on any list I gave them just for spite (they're that kind of person). I do know that if I have a lot of stuff to do, I do pick the top few and do them. Or, it they all require going out and running around in the car, I will put them on the list in the way it is most economic to get them done (both time and gas wise).

Yes..I do lists. I need them for the grocery store...and right now packing to go on vacation so I don't forget anything! Without a list it's quite possible that something would be left behind!

I do this every morning before i start my work, i try to prioritize which needs to be finished first..

I have to admit that i am an avid list maker of things to do. sometimes i might even forget where i put my to do list and i will start another one. it's not to say that everything on my to do list will get accomplished but my intentions are always good.

I do make a list each morning. A mental one! Everyday, I would run through all the tasks that I have to do before I could drive off to work. It's a bit hard as it involves waking up the kids, preparing their lunches, and getting them to school. Doing this in my head could also a bit confusing when I myself am trying to wake up. I often stumble about numbers, and orders, and time allotments for each tasks. Priority-six sounds like a good one for those major tasks!

Hi, I'm a list maker but I don't put the lists on paper, instead I'll put them on my head. I had always wake up with my head full of things that I had to do or had to arrange for the day. I don't like to write them down. I rather let them running in my head .

You have such nice habit, i think. It is really good. Me? i am not a list marker at all. I never write down my things on paper...then is it one of reasons that i haven't got much success in my life yet?

This type of list is not a common practice for me, although I do follow this procedure for certain events. The main use for me would be a list to ensure nothing is forgotten for an upcoming holiday. I take 2 or 3 holidays a year and usually travel abroad, so forgetting some thing critical would be a real catastrophe. It may seem unnecessary to include such things as passport, airline tickets or money because they are obvious. Despite that, they always get included in my list. I usually pack a case and assemble the items that I need the night before, so I do not take the risk of forgetting something obvious due to concentrating on other less important items.

the to-do list is useful for multi-tasking people. they need to organize and distribute their time to each task to be effective and efficient. there is a sense of achievement every time a task is finished and crossing it out. but for a simple and uncomplicated life, the to-do list is another complication. it is better to simply do what is necessary and important.

Well, I am not a list maker. Everybody, mostly my teachers have been telling me once or twice to make a 'To Do list'. But I am really lazy to make one though I know that it is a very helpful thing. It is very good that you make to do lists for yourself and your family. It certainly helps a lot in completing things in a systematic and proper way. Firstly, to make a to do list, you should pen down all the tasks you need to do throughout the day. Secondly, try sorting them out on the basis of the time it takes to complete them. Then, prioritize those tasks. You can cut off few tasks which you don't think are important. Well, I don't know much about it because I don't make such a list. But told you what all I knew about it! :)

I rarely make lists.. and if i do it is because there has been s many things to do and i need to take them down or i'll forget them, assignments. You should make a mini calendar with big boxes and put what you want to do for the day..