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To-Do Lists - Streamline Your Day
Time Management Guide Part 8
I had mentioned earlier the importance of 'to-do' lists and this
chapter is dedicated completely to highlighting the advantages
of
a ‘to-do’ list.
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The 6 advantages of maintaining a to-do list:
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A to do list minimizes the risk of forgetting or missing something
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A to do list is more dependable than our memory
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Once we have a written list of the things that we have to
do, we can prioritize and decide which jobs should be done first.
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Sometimes one or more jobs may require that we go to another
office or section. A to do list helps us to avoid repetition
of labor.
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For example, if we have to deliver a document at an office
and collect a document from another office which is on
the same
block as the first office, both these tasks can be done
together.
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It saves us the time energy and effort of going to the
same place twice. But only if we have a ‘to-do’ list
can we know
in advance that there are two jobs at the same place.
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A to do list enables us to cross out the tasks which are finished.
which gives us a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. It
is also a wake-up call if nothing has been done and crossed
out.
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If anything remains on today’s list, it can be carried over
to tomorrow's list thus automatically preparing the first items
for the next day.
Two
important To-Do List reminders:
1.
The ‘to-do’ list should be realistic
We
say that the list should be realistic because it should include
only things that can be accomplished in a day. There is no sense
in preparing a list that includes items that can only be done over
a week.
2.
Create separate To-Do lists for longer periods
It
is best to pin up weekly and monthly lists instead of carrying them
around.
Caution:
A weekly list is not something to be done on the last day of the
week and a monthly list is not something to be done at the end of
the month.
So
your daily to do list should include an item on doing a little bit
on the task that is to be completed at the end of the month. Does
this help towards meeting deadlines? You bet!
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