Last week, I asked Pimp Your Work readers about their to-do list strategy. Here’s what some of them have to say:
Lindsay from Writing For Your Wealth says that she doesn’t have a to-do list. However, this doesn’t mean that she doesn’t have a strategy for accomplishing her daily tasks.”I generally just approach my work day with one or two major things I want to get done, and I make sure I do them. Then I work on other littler projects or call it a day.”
While I’ve a to-do list, I concur with Lindsay’s perspective on lengthy lists. She adds, “I’m highly suspect of long to-do lists, as I equate them with the ‘be busy’ mentality instead of ‘be productive’ mentality.”
Wayne from Joint Contact took the chance to tell us about Joint Contact as a to-do list. He says, “In addition of tracking basic tasks, Joint Contact supports a module called “Conversations” that can be used to track and share project notes with small groups or an entire team.”
Personally, I just use Google Calendar and write my to-do list there. I use the 2-week view, so the daily boxes are small and I don’t make the mistake of being over committed. It’s very rare that I have more than 4 things on my daily list. I selected Google Calendar because most of my actionable items are done online, such as writing articles or emailing people. I also list offline activities, but having less than 4 items on my list everyday makes them easy to remember - I only have to look at the calendar once.
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