I love lists. I love crossing things off of lists. I work better when I write down the list. If it is mental, I don't get the same satisfaction of completing anything. When we first moved here, I had a sheet of paper for every day and if I didn't complete something I rewrote it on the next day. I loved crossing things off. I put the time when I completed something too. I was so productive. Then I stopped writing things down and started watching TV all day. I don't think it's a coincidence. Some days I had over 30 things on my list.
I even kept a table in excel for a few months with how many items were on my to-do list and how many I did. I had it calculate my completion percent. (Note those couple days in September only had a couple things on my list so I was able to complete 100% of them.)
I did start using my tablet again later but not to a sheet a day. I finished the entire tablet and have recently started a new one. The pages have more lines so I don't do a sheet a day but it has helped me be more productive.
Does anyone else love a to-do list?
Sometimes I get so focused on following my list that I skip meals because I didn't have on my list about eating.
I wish I was better at to-do lists. I always lose them or just forget to check them.
ReplyDeleteI use an entire tablet not just a sheet of paper. I'd have to lose my entire tablet now. Dave says I should make my lists electronic but I don't. You could type yours on your phone. You might be less likely to lose them.
DeleteI have lost my notepads before. But, yeah, I've tried to put them on my phone.
DeleteDid you like using your phone? I hate it unless it's a weekly thing that I want to be reminded about (resetting our hd homerun prime and our cable modem)
DeleteSometimes, but then I set up too many reminders. :(
DeleteMy to do list last weekend was 2 pages long. I did about 5 things on it. Wes makes fun of me. My memory is not good enough to be productive without lists.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you do with the list after the weekend is over and you don't complete everything?
DeleteI think you are my sister from another mister! I love writing everything down, sharing everything, running, the knee cap issue... I'm not a crazy stalker I swear. I just looked up loose knee cap and your youtube video came up, then your g+, then your blog! I love it! I want to start blogging. I am running the marathon in october and started a blog about that, but I'd rather have one for random stuff like this. Keep it up! I bet it is nice to have a real comment instead of those lame fake ones. Don't you hate that! LOL :) Keep on running and YES I LOVE do to lists... I categorize mine because I have so much do to. haha i have CLEAN and a list, ORGANIZE and a list, CALL and a list, BILLS and a list. haha I even have a cat named EMinem that looks like your cat kind of... here is my marathon blog, but it is not as exciting as yours: http://maryannmarathon2013.blogspot.com/ TTYL!
ReplyDeleteThat is a weird evolution to finding this blog. What happened with your knee cap?
DeleteI do love real comments. I also reply to all comments.
My lists tend to be extensive but I was choosy what I would show on the blog so I picked a day with a very short list. Some days I know I won't do much because of how much I accomplished the previous days so I keep that list lighter.