Comments on: 6 To-Dos For Making More Effective To-Do Lists http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/ A personal development blog! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:21:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I. Merey http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-110194 I. Merey Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:59:48 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/#comment-110194 Thanks for the article! Yes, making the goals specific is very important, I think... too often, if goals are too broad, we can't get them completed. This also goes for the list that just keeps growing; the ongoing, or "open" list, as well as figuring out just what eats up our minutes and hours. For anyone interested in reading more about making lists and time-consciousness, I recommend visiting our website at Whakate.com Thanks for the article!

Yes, making the goals specific is very important, I think… too often, if goals are too broad, we can’t get them completed. This also goes for the list that just keeps growing; the ongoing, or “open” list, as well as figuring out just what eats up our minutes and hours. For anyone interested in reading more about making lists and time-consciousness, I recommend visiting our website at Whakate.com

]]> By: Dan - Gtdagenda http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-83081 Dan - Gtdagenda Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:10:48 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/#comment-83081 Another thing that is important is to prioritize the items on your list to stay focused on what's critical. Revisit your to-do list regularly to re-assess and reprioritize as situations change, and to check off completed items. Also, keep a "This Week" or "This Month" section for items that aren't immediate. Another thing that is important is to prioritize the items on your list to stay focused on what’s critical. Revisit your to-do list regularly to re-assess and reprioritize as situations change, and to check off completed items.

Also, keep a “This Week” or “This Month” section for items that aren’t immediate.

]]> By: multitaskingmama http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-82343 multitaskingmama Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:11:58 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/#comment-82343 Lists are vital to personal productivity as is prioritizing. When you make a list and break the tasks into sub tasks, etc, as recommended by clickalifecoach, you also need to prioritize the tasks. A lot of times people will have so many things they want to accomplish but get bogged down in the sheer number of tasks in front of them. Prioritize which tasks to focus on at a given time and then commit to focusing on that until it is completed. Productivity depends on completing tasks not just working on them. Lists are vital to personal productivity as is prioritizing. When you make a list and break the tasks into sub tasks, etc, as recommended by clickalifecoach, you also need to prioritize the tasks. A lot of times people will have so many things they want to accomplish but get bogged down in the sheer number of tasks in front of them.
Prioritize which tasks to focus on at a given time and then commit to focusing on that until it is completed. Productivity depends on completing tasks not just working on them.

]]> By: multitaskingmama http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-79652 multitaskingmama Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:52:28 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/#comment-79652 Another important thing regarding to do lists is to prioritze the items. Unless your are superman/woman you will rarely accomplish all that you need to in one given day. So place a priority A, B or C by each item on your daily to do list. A items being those that MUST get accomplished, B items those that should get accomplished but can be done tomorrow if necessary and C items those that can be done when there is extra time. You can always check on your progress and then re-prioritize based on what has come up throughout the day. But without prioritizing there are items we will all put off and they are often the ones that need the most urgent attention (but are the most unpleasant or require the most effort). And keep in mind this can be done electronically or manually written- whichever works best for you. Happy Organizing, Multitaskingmama www.enhanceyouroutlook.com Another important thing regarding to do lists is to prioritze the items. Unless your are superman/woman you will rarely accomplish all that you need to in one given day. So place a priority A, B or C by each item on your daily to do list. A items being those that MUST get accomplished, B items those that should get accomplished but can be done tomorrow if necessary and C items those that can be done when there is extra time. You can always check on your progress and then re-prioritize based on what has come up throughout the day. But without prioritizing there are items we will all put off and they are often the ones that need the most urgent attention (but are the most unpleasant or require the most effort).
And keep in mind this can be done electronically or manually written- whichever works best for you.

Happy Organizing,

Multitaskingmama
http://www.enhanceyouroutlook.com

]]> By: ClickALifeCoach http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-78360 ClickALifeCoach Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:47:03 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/#comment-78360 Great tips on having a effective ToDo list. The most important point from my point of view is "1. Put it in writing". I had big todo lists in the past and all was in my head. The only thing what happened was the big was getting bigger and bigger and I hardly crossed something of. It was not until I started to write the items down and then cross them out one by one, that the list gets smaller. I still had one big list, and started to make daily lists so I didn't get overwhelmed. Start small and if you finish your list and have still time in your day add additional items to it. Great tips on having a effective ToDo list. The most important point from my point of view is “1. Put it in writing”. I had big todo lists in the past and all was in my head. The only thing what happened was the big was getting bigger and bigger and I hardly crossed something of.

It was not until I started to write the items down and then cross them out one by one, that the list gets smaller. I still had one big list, and started to make daily lists so I didn’t get overwhelmed. Start small and if you finish your list and have still time in your day add additional items to it.

]]> By: nick richards http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-74896 nick richards Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:51:36 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/#comment-74896 I really enjoy reading about productivity and I'm interested in reading more. I’d also like to share with you this book I finished that might offer you some new insights. It’s called Harmonic Wealth and it’s all about finding harmony in your life in all areas - financial, relational, mental, physical, and spiritual. It has some really good tips about how to engage all five pillars (or areas) of your life, and to learn more about how they complement each other. Rather than dealing with each issue individually, maybe take a look at the bigger picture. Here’s the link to that book I recommend: harmonicwealth.com/read -harmonicwealthenthusiast I really enjoy reading about productivity and I’m interested in reading more. I’d also like to share with you this book I finished that might offer you some new insights. It’s called Harmonic Wealth and it’s all about finding harmony in your life in all areas – financial, relational, mental, physical, and spiritual. It has some really good tips about how to engage all five pillars (or areas) of your life, and to learn more about how they complement each other. Rather than dealing with each issue individually, maybe take a look at the bigger picture.

Here’s the link to that book I recommend: harmonicwealth.com/read

-harmonicwealthenthusiast

]]> By: fathersez http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-71035 fathersez Fri, 23 May 2008 01:57:24 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/#comment-71035 Hi, Thanks for this list. I use the good ole manual method of writing them down and just cancelling as I go along. I keep an Excel calender for the year by week and day, in which I list the specific things to do based on my goals for the year. This keeps me on track. Hi,

Thanks for this list. I use the good ole manual method of writing them down and just cancelling as I go along. I keep an Excel calender for the year by week and day, in which I list the specific things to do based on my goals for the year.

This keeps me on track.

]]> By: Dan http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-70320 Dan Tue, 20 May 2008 04:56:04 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/#comment-70320 Great article. Most of these tips can be implemented with Gdtagenda.com You can set goals organized by category, assign priorities to your goals, give them a deadline and a progress bar will be generated, and tey are always displayed on top of the screen so you are always reminded of them. You can also acces them from your mobile phone, or print them. Hope you like it. Great article.

Most of these tips can be implemented with Gdtagenda.com

You can set goals organized by category, assign priorities to your goals, give them a deadline and a progress bar will be generated, and tey are always displayed on top of the screen so you are always reminded of them. You can also acces them from your mobile phone, or print them.

Hope you like it.

]]> By: Red http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-70301 Red Tue, 20 May 2008 03:35:03 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/05/19/6-to-dos-for-making-more-effective-to-do-lists/#comment-70301 I never thought productivity was an accident, but focus definitely is. That's why people take Provigil and friends. I tend to get on/off the GTD bandwagon almost hourly. I've found it's best to declare bankruptcy every couple days or I become overwhelmed and/or develop blindness for tasks that have been on there longer than a day. I never thought productivity was an accident, but focus definitely is. That’s why people take Provigil and friends.

I tend to get on/off the GTD bandwagon almost hourly. I’ve found it’s best to declare bankruptcy every couple days or I become overwhelmed and/or develop blindness for tasks that have been on there longer than a day.

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