3 Strategies For A Better "To Do" List

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@trekkiemary Жыл бұрын

I am very very guilty of diligently making a to do list and completely ignoring it. Thx for the reminder of the importance of prioritizing the items on the list. Now to remember to actually look at the list so I do a few of them!

@haircandykina Ай бұрын

Same 😩

@BridgettOwens Жыл бұрын

I have not heard of these methods before. I want to try them all. For me personally, I think it’s great to create a master to do list, like a big brain dump and anything that can be done in a few minutes or a couple of simple steps is a task. Then as I look at the month ahead I plug in time sensitive things first, then important things like birthdays and celebrations, and then get to the point I am filling in my weekly schedule with tasks as they fit in with whatever we are doing. These prioritization methods will help me focus! Thank you!

@The76401Wallaces Жыл бұрын

I definitely use the Eisenhower method and like you, it is just second nature!

@jaimehill4213 4 ай бұрын

I like how you explain things and give real life examples. Also, thank you for showing us your planners and how you actually use them.

@jimgrant1776 Ай бұрын

Planning Annie - Very nice video, focusing on “strategies”, rather than layout of tasks (which virtually all videos on paper-based plannings systems do). Note: The ABCDE method is basically the Eisenhower Method. Important and Urgent tasks are merely labeled as “A”. Important, but not Important are labeled “B”. Etc. Same for the Moscow Method. It, too, is just a relabeling of the Eisenhower Method. The are many KZbin videos that demonstrate task planning methods. They all have good ideas and benefits, including yours. The problem I have with all of them is that they turn a person into a “master of tasks”, which has its merits, but doesn’t help a person to determine what is really important. What are meaningful criteria a person should use to decide what is really important? So, I suggest / ask you to think seriously about that issue and, giving that you come up with something good, produce another video about it. Here’s is my view. I believe that, arguably the most important criterion is to what degree a task supports a person’s objectives. This, of course, requires that a person has defined his/her objectives. That’s hard to do. Objectives are statements of a person's desired condition / state at some time in the future. They tend to have a longer term perspective and take at least months, if not several years to achieve. A condition / state is an “end result”, in contrast to a “means to the end” (that’s what tasks are.) - - - An objective statement should also indicate when the objective is to be achieved. It is important that a person writes down his/her objectives and read them once a month. Why? For a couple reasons. (1) Life’s day-to-day demands make It’s too easy to get distracted and lose sight of one’s personal objectives. It’s like the old saying, “It's hard to remember that your objective was to drain the swamp when you're up to your ass in alligators”. (2) A person’s objectives will likely change multiple times over a life-time. A person needs to detect when his/her situation changes and modify his/her personal objectives, accordingly. Defining objectives can be challenging. In order to help, below is a list of “categories” of objectives. It is a very comprehensive list. Note. These are “categories” of objectives, not objectives themselves. * Personal / Professional Relationship * Physical / Health Condition * Mental / Intellectual Condition * Emotional / Psychological Condition * Spiritual Condition * Wealth / Financial Condition * Security / Safety Condition * Fame / Reputation * Power / Influence * Skill / Capability * Possession / Property (Things you have / own) * Location / Place (Where you primarily reside) It is common that a person has objectives for more than one “category” and possibly multiple objectives for any one “category”. Once a person has a clear set of objectives, he/she will be able to evaluate tasks, determine their importance, and prioritize them. Finally, consider working a set of objectives into your planning system.

@berneserainbow1407 Жыл бұрын

I know the first 2 methods, but I never came across the last one. Thanks for showing me something new.

@missnancygoodsell6218 Жыл бұрын

This has given me something to think about. I am guilty of making to do list and never complete them. I love the concept of assigning priority to each item on the list. Thank you for this post.

@AndreaSammie-ef1lo 10 ай бұрын

I love how you are teaching me I understand every thing

@abbaschild2499 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! As an aside, one thing I really liked was using the tiny post-its to demonstrate. Very effective. AND, I think I'll use them with the Eisenhower Method if I get stuck. Thanks!!

@bitrudder3792 Ай бұрын

Epiphany: I have always had trouble with deciding how important things are , outside of the truly obvious. You just showed me how tasks can and should flow between categories and that post its make that easy 😁. This also inspired the thought that FOR ME, doing certain things NOW is very important even if not needed or due until later: what seems like “could reschedule” = “you will miss the deadline and be sorry later that you didn’t pay the bill way early, get the pedicure, fix the squeaky doors...” etc. IMMEDIATELY. WHY? Because life has a way of continually offering up hurricanes, house guests, health challenges, hot weather/no power/no cell service, as it has done this summer.

@nursenay2011 Жыл бұрын

This video was extremely helpful 👏. I have really been overwhelmed with life lately and just have up on making to do lists. I have been so unorganized 😢. I will be trying each of these methods in different aspects of my life. Let's see if this can make a change. Thank you so much. 😊