To Do List and 7 Other Time Management Lists You Should Use Instead

To Do List and 7 Other Time Management Lists You Should Use Instead

To Do lists are a rubbish way of getting things done. But the idea of a well-formed list is a good one. So, I explain why To Do lists are toxic and recommend 7 other lists you should be using instead.

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This video is part of course module number 1.6.2
Program 1: Managing Yourself
Course 6: Personal Productivity
Section 2: Time Management

Relevant videos in the same section as this video include:
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– The Power of Habits: Productivity through Effective Working
… https://youtu.be/kXmz_E8yUGw
– Organization: How to Enhance Your Productivity by Being Organized
… https://youtu.be/2eUYH0z2yiQ
– Planning, Preparation, and Follow-up: Effective Working for Better Productivity
… https://youtu.be/XZUCfd9xov0
– Conquer Procrastination: How to Avoid Putting Things Off
… https://youtu.be/YK0u1yXGYlY
– Goal Setting: The Start of Your Time Management
… https://youtu.be/xgQk_Ozu2V4
– Time Management with The OATS Principle
… https://youtu.be/B_W9uhKviFU
– Prioritization: Understand Urgent & Important
… https://youtu.be/HX6ByEBuStU

LESSON NOTES
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List 1: To Do List
To Do list is an open list. You can never finish it. That gives you a dilemma at the end of every day.

List 2: Today List
To Day list is a closed list. Once you finish it, your work for the day is done. Go home and enjoy the rest of your day.

List 3: Could Do List
Could-do List is the proper version of a To Do list. It lists the things you could do, without the expectation that you should do them.

List 4: Tomorrow List
Tomorrow List lets you know that whatever you need to do tomorrow is safely on your agenda.

List 5: To Don’t List
A list of should do could do, and would do items that you just aren’t getting done. Stop sweating hem and put them on your To Don’t list.

List 6: Project List
A list of Potential Projects. They aren’t getting done because they are too big and not important enough… now. So your Project List is a place to store ideas for when you need a good idea to pursue.

List 7: Tiddler List
Feeling a little overwhelmed…
Put all of the many little things onto a Tiddler list and then power through them to leave your main list far smaller.

List 8: To Track List
A ‘To Track’ list is a list of outstanding stuff that you need to keep track of. If you don’t, it may not get done by someone who promised to do it. And, if you don’t spot it’s fallen through, then that could be bad.

RECOMMENDED EXERCISE
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1. Create a set of lists that you think you can use to improve your own productivity. You can adapt our templates – which you can download free at https://gum.co/zWIRO. (2 MC CPD Points)
2. Use your new tools for 2 weeks (2 MC CPD Points)
3. After 2 weeks, review your templates. Then modify them to make them better for how you want to use them. Drop any that aren’t working for you at all. Reassess whether any that you did not try could help you. (2 MC CPD Points)

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– Management Courses Onboarding Kit – https://gum.co/MC-ObK ($3)

RECOMMENDED READING
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I’ll be as modest as I can. I’m something of an expert on effective working, personal productivity, & time management, with 4 best-selling books by 3 international publishers:
– The Time Management Pocketbook
… https://geni.us/gHa4
– How to Manage Your Time
… https://geni.us/Cpvp
– Powerhouse: Turbo Boost Your Effectiveness and Start Making a Serious Impact
… https://geni.us/H7GDizc
– The Yes/No Book: How to do less… and achieve more
… https://geni.us/yhF90n

And here are my picks from the thousands of other books on personal productivity, effective working, & time management:
– The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
… https://geni.us/Zulp
– The Power of Habit: Why we Do what we Do, and How to Change
… https://geni.us/vNtXd4
– Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
… https://geni.us/JxTY
– Eat that Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating
… https://geni.us/48Y1LlC

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