I typically will have two. One with all my school work and one for chores/etc. I feel like having more than that becomes a bit hard to manage in my opinion.
I have one To Do List that helps me focus on what is most important, then what I should do, finally, what would be nice to do - in a given day. I do take notes about one thing or another in different places, but just to get them out of my head and on to paper. Then I gather those papers and write them in order of importance on my 1 To Do List for the day.
I have a household one a school one and an errand one. I usually will also sort those not only by priority but by how much energy they take.
Too many. I have to do lists for each of my two jobs, I have one for my studying, one for home, and a personal. The lists are link to my phone and emails, but I also carry an agenda. I fund very rewarding crossing out the items that I have accomplish, but also if i dont have them i tend to sidetrack a lot.
I do my to-do lists in the afternoon. Basically, I add groceries I may need (if I used the last of the milk that morning, etc.) Then, I think if there is anything I need to DO that evening (laundry, pick up prescription, etc.) I do this every day in the afternoon to stay on top of what I need to get done that day / the next day.
I used to use planners and miniature notebooks for daily to do lists. But very often I found myself pushing it aside from time to time and eventually ignoring it and doing nothing productive. NOW, I use Google docs as a hub for my to do lists. I created a business/hobby list and home/habits list. Large lists, like a year’s worth type of lists. I combined then to create a timeline "pool" where I designate a time to complete to each task and other then by priority. I have half of my year planned (for being productive in my free time). I created a daily list. This is where I put household chores and appointments to remember. But it evolved when I made my timeline. If I made chores and simple tasks routine and second nature, I would be able to focus on lifelong progress. That’s what I did, and each day I pull from that timeline. Seeing how far ahead I can get. I let a lot of things I wanted to do just build up and collect dust... But thanks to my new process, I can see the finish line. Once I cross that, there won’t be any more "to do lists" hanging over my head. All that and I could just say I currently have 5 to dos created. Every day is a day to do!
I try to keep one very simple one. In my mind I kinda think, what is the bare minimum that I could do today so that I feel productive. Not because I’m lazy. I do it because if I don’t I can easily overwhelm myself with tons of lists and ideas that I won’t be able to do in a day. Then I’ll feel like I failed because I didn’t get through everything on my list. So I keep it down to a maximum of 4 things that I just have to do.
I did the challenge the first time before and kept a little A6 notebook and only had one. My work todo list was pretty manageable, so I did not need a separate list there. Then I stopped using Fabulous app, decided at some point that i want a bullet journal - my to-dos immediately went all over the place. I meant it was good to plan stuff, and to dump all to do items in there at once, but it wasn’t working for me anymore. I then got a super tiny notebook just for my daily personal to dos. But that turned out to be so small that I would only put top priority things on it, which I would’ve remembered to do anyway. So ultimately, it was useless. I am much busier at work now, but I only get time on weekends to properly sit down and figure out what’s next and what do I need to do, so i jot a to do list specifically for work that I tend to grow and complete throughout the week. My work system works pretty well for me, but my work system - not so much. I think I have too many projects going on and I’m trying still to find the perfect notebook..
I am slightly interesting but I’m ok to not know but it would be nice to have a look as I really need to organise my life
I typically keep two: a list of long-term tasks and goals and then a daily list as well. When I’m in school I also keep a list of assistants as well.
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