tips for writing better to-do lists | episode 10
In this episode:
tips for writing better to-do lists
how to stay on track with long-term goals in the day-to-day
why you should avoid overloading your to-do lists
Introduction
Not everyone needs a to-do list to be productive, but if you are a fan of checklists but find yourself spending more time planning and overthinking and stressing about everything that needs to be done rather than actually taking action then this one’s for you.
“Your mind is for having ideas, not storing them.”
David Allen
Instead of using up your limited and precious mental energy trying to remember everything you need to do, write it all down - somewhere you can easily refer back to - so that you can free up your mind to really focus on the task at hand.
Everyone can write a to-do list but there are some small changes and tweaks that you can make so that your to-do list works for you and allows you to be more focused and efficient.
Tip 1: Be as specific as you can with each task
Breaking down big tasks or projects into smaller one-step tasks will not only give you a better idea of the scope of a project or task - so that you know how long tasks should roughly take - but it will also help you avoid overwhelm and procrastination.
Being as specific as you can with your tasks, and breaking down a big task into its smaller counterparts, allows you to focus on just one thing, the next step, in order to make progress. As you then begin to complete each small task, and move down your list, you can build momentum.
Tip 2: Draw from a weekly or monthly list
If you’re a freelancer, entrepreneur or small business owner, it’s likely that the tasks you do in your day-to-day don’t exist in a vacuum - meaning that there is probably some relation between the work you do each day and your longer term goals.
The key to being truly productive, and not just busy, is to ensure that your daily to-do list is aligned with your longer term goals. This makes sure that we are doing the tasks that matter, the tasks that “move the needle” and get us a step closer to our goals.
While many people write New Year’s Resolutions, the key is to refer back to it consistently. And to not only write yearly goals (the gap between the day and the year can be too big to be impactful), but to break down your yearly goals into monthly and weekly goals. It’s not about writing brand new goals at the monthly and weekly level, but about identifying the smaller tasks that can be done that would get you closer to your yearly goal.
For example, if your goal is to learn a new language, consistent practise is key. How often will you learn each week? What about in a month?
Another example is posting YouTube videos: if your goal is to “post more” videos, I would encourage you to define what “more” is and to set yourself a monthly goal, and then break that down further so that you know what tasks you need to do during the month and when (e.g. week 1: film video, week 2: edit video, etc.).
Remember: what you do in your day-to-day determines your future progress. Breaking down your long-term goals will help you to prioritise the most important tasks that will keep you on track and make the progress.
Tip 3: Choose one priority for the day
If you’re an avid list-maker like I am it might seem counterintuitive but the less you overload your to-do list and make it a practice to choose only 1-2 priorities (depending on the size of the tasks) to focus on each day, you will be more productive and less overwhelmed.
Adding an impossible number of tasks to your to-do list might feel good and motivating in the short-term but by the end of the day, you’ll be left feeling guilty and unproductive.
Overloading your to-do list usually means not taking into account how long each task will really take, but it also means not allowing a buffer for things to go wrong, or unexpected things to pop up. Adding some buffer time and ‘wiggle room’ around your tasks will significantly reduce any stress when something does come up. And it doesn’t have to be a negative thing - maybe you just decide that you want to take some time to do something nice for yourself!
You can always add more things to your to-do list if you really want to (and it’ll feel like a bonus), rather than being left with several unfinished tasks.
Choose a clear priority for the day and structure your other tasks around it. You’ll feel less overwhelmed and much more focused.
Tip 4: Migrate your tasks
Migration (a well-known Bullet Journal concept) involves reviewing and dealing with all of your tasks at the end of each day (or the start of the next day).
Put simply, if you didn’t complete a task, then rewrite it on the next day’s to-do list.
Not only does it allow you to review your to-do list honestly (i.e. did I write down too many tasks for the day? is this task still important? do I need to do it right now or should I delay it?), but it ensures that no tasks get lost or forgotten.
Migrating tasks also forces you to confront tasks that you keep procrastinating on or avoiding. If you find yourself rewriting a task, then it might be a sign that it’s time to prioritise it and to stop pushing it to the next day (or maybe there’s a deeper reason that’s stopping you from making progress that needs to be investigated).
Review your previous day’s to-do list and migrate an uncompleted task to the following day, cross it off if it’s no longer needed/important or move to your backlog to address at a later date.
Tip 5: Time-blocking
Time blocking involves dividing your day into blocks of time and is combined with the concept of batching tasks to be more efficient. Instead of scattering tasks throughout the day, you can dedicate a few hours of your morning to writing and some hours out of your afternoon to creating.
Time blocking is a great way to give your tasks a time estimate or timeline, instead of leaving it open-ended (leaving it at risk of procrastination and distractions), but is also a way to add structure to your day.
If digital calendars work for you, then take advantage of the calendar event notifications to keep you on task and to let you know what you should be working on next - like your very own virtual personal assistant.
Time blocking, and planning your day out in advance, is a great way to give you a realistic overview of your day and what you can get done.
For a more detailed overview on time blocking, click here for a great explainer article.
Tip 6: Find the format or medium that’s fun, easy and works for you
This last tip is more of a reminder to do what works for you!
There is no hard rule to writing a good to-do list because it is dependent on your working style and your preferences. Some people swear by digital-only productivity systems and other people (including me) prefer a hybrid system. The key is to continue tweaking to fit your own needs, and to allow it to change over time also.
Use colourful post-it notes, a plain notebook, or decorate your journal with stickers and highlighters.
Whatever your personal preference is, choose the system that not only makes it easier for you to get things done, but is enjoyable to use as well. The easier it is for you to use a system, the more likely you’ll stick with it.
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0:00
Welcome back to another (un)planned podcast episode. My name is Jess and today I'm going to talk to you about writing better to-do lists. Before we start, I just wanted to share a little bit of a personal update.
So I've realised (I'm pretty sure I've already talked about this) but I've realised that I have just been putting way too much pressure on myself with these podcast episodes. And if you're a recovering perfectionist like me, you will know that trying to make something as perfect as it can be can actually get in the way of you making progress.
And I'll probably dedicate another podcast episode to talk about that but I just wanted to share that I'm not as consistent as I would like to be because I am letting my own perfectionism get in the way and that is totally not what I want to do.
I really want to record these episodes regularly. I really want to post them monthly and even if it's not "perfect" by my standards, it's an important lesson for me to learn and to share with you guys that posting less than perfect but consistently is a lot better than posting once every six months but to a "higher" standard that you approve of. And a lot of the times as well that quality or that standard that we hold ourselves to is arbitrary or it doesn't exist, it's just a mental obstacle.
So, this is what I'm struggling with right now with the podcast episodes and it's not the situation that I want to be in, so it's a constant struggle trying to push through, but I just need to remember the mentality that I had with my studio vlogs. I knew that I was going to be terrible when I first started and I just had to focus on these small progress, the small wins. Every single one will be better than the last and that's what I need to keep in mind when I'm making these podcast episodes. And I think I'm just unnecessarily holding myself up to a high standard that's actually stopping me from making any progress at all. So that's my little personal spiel, my little personal update before we get into the podcast episode but now let's talk about to-do lists.
2:06
So everyone can write a to-do list but I think there's an art to writing a good to-do list that actually helps you be more productive and efficient, not just overwhelm you. So not everyone needs a to-do list to be productive. I understand that we're all different, and not everyone is as obsessive of a list maker as I am. But if you're like me, and you juggle several different tasks or projects, and your day-to-day looks different: it's not the same consistent structure, you have several long-term goals, you get easily overwhelmed if you have a lot on your plate, and you find yourself overthinking about everything you need to do rather than actually taking action, then this episode is for you.
2:45
So checklists help me stay sane because I can take all of the information out of my brain and put it down onto paper. Just completely brain dump it. And it's really how I get everything done every day. There's a great quote by David Allen that says "your mind is for having ideas, not for storing them." So instead of using up your limited and precious mental energy thinking about all the things you need to do, and trying to remember them, write them down instead, and free up your mind so that you can really focus on the task. Make your to-do list efficient and streamlined so that it works for you, not just make you more stressed or overwhelmed.
3:23
So my first tip is to: Be as specific as you can with each task.
So if you have a big task or big project that you need to complete, break that down into smaller one-step tasks, and that gives you a better idea of the scope of the tasks. How many things actually need to get done in order for you to make progress on that big task but it also gives you a better estimate of how long something will take. And especially if there are multiple parts to that project or that task, instead of getting overwhelmed by the sheer size of the task, just thinking about how many things you need to get done, you can focus on just one step at a time. And it gives you momentum as you check off each step. And when you break down a really big task into its smaller counterparts, it helps you stay on track, because you know what needs to get done next instead of getting distracted by something else on your to-do list.
Also in some cases by listing all the important tasks that need to get done in order for you to complete that big task, it helps you not procrastinate because you can check whether you're actually doing the task that you need to do. So when you break down your big tasks into smaller tasks the key is to make it as actionable as possible.
4:30
So for example, a maybe not-so-big task but still kind-of-vague to-do would be: to post to Instagram. So it sounds simple and this is probably a common one that people write down on their to-do list, but there are actually a few steps involved in posting to Instagram. So, do you already have the photo or do you need to take the photo? That's probably the first step. Two, you may need to edit the photo or crop the photo, or just get it ready for your feed. Then you may need to write a caption, and then get your hashtags ready. And then once you post it, you probably then need to share it to your Instagram stories.
Another example which is very relevant for me is if I want to record another (un)planned podcast episode like this one, there are several steps that I need to do in order to get to this point right here where I'm in front of the camera. Especially if I want to be consistent at it. It's not as simple as just choosing one day of the month to just sit down and record, because I have to prepare for these podcast episodes as well.
5:28
So in order to break down the task of publishing another (un)planned podcast episode, I need to first decide on a topic. Second, prepare my notes. Spend some time writing my notes. Spend some time thinking about what I want to talk about. Three, dedicate a day to record, and then edit, and then post it. And then, Four, all the work that comes about to promote the podcast episode. So I have to publish it on my website. I have to share it to my (un)planned podcast Instagram page. I have to share it to my stories. I have to create all those posts in Canva to promote it on my Instagram. Not to mention the description for the podcast episode etc etc.
There's a lot of steps involved in publishing an episode and if I don't break down that one big task or that one big goal into all of these other tasks, it'll make it a lot harder for me to be consistent, which is what I'm struggling with at the moment.
And so if I break down all my tasks which I have recently and given it a deadline on my calendar, I get a better idea of how long each of these tasks will take. How much time I need to allocate to each of these things. And just be more realistic about how much work is involved, so that I don't get overwhelmed and try to fit it all into a few days when really, it should take me one to two weeks to prepare and to publish.
So take a look at your to-do list and see if there are any vague tasks that could be broken down further into smaller actionable steps. And that it's specific and that it's something that can be clearly crossed off when that task is done. There aren't five steps involved before you can actually cross off that to-do.
7:06
So to recap, my first tip is to: Be as specific as you can with a task. And to break down your bigger tasks into smaller tasks to give you a better idea of how much work is involved. How much time it'll take you to actually complete that bigger to-do.
I'm pretty sure this dog is barking at me. The neighbourhood dogs decided to have a conversation during my podcast... All right, we're gonna push on through the barking and hopefully you can't hear it that much.
7:37
But my second tip for writing a better to-do list is to: Draw from a weekly or monthly to-do list.
And the purpose of this is so that your daily to-do list, the task that you write down today, is aligned with your longer-term goals. And the reason why we want to be aligned with our longer-term goals is so that we're productive, we're actually doing the things that matter and that move the needle, and we're not just busy. So your daily tasks that are related to your work likely don't just exist in a vacuum. So if you have long-term goals that you're trying to reach in your business or your personal life, then your daily to-do's should be dictated and influenced by those longer term goals.
So back to the example of recording an (un)planned podcast episode. If I want to post once a month. If that's my goal, then I have to scatter all the tasks that I need to do to complete one episode throughout the month. Because it'd be impossible for me to get it all done in one day. And it'd probably just stress me out. So like I mentioned in the first tip, breaking down your long-term goals into actionable tasks that you can plan or schedule for certain days or weeks, will give you the best chance of getting it done. And not just done, but done on time. And helping you stay consistent with your habit or your goal.
8:53
Truthfully, this is still something I am tweaking and trying to get better at all the time because it differs from goal to goal. Even if I find it not-so-hard to post studio vlogs and still, I'm kind of late with those, this is still something that I'm tweaking and trying to get better at all the time because it differs from goal to goal. Our mental and emotional obstacle tends to differ from goal to goal based on how important it is for us.
So each of your long-term goals will require a slightly different system and timeline but the principle is the same. The idea is that if you take a long-term goal and you break it down into all the steps required to get there, and then give them a timeline as best as possible, it's not to say that you'll stick to this timeline perfectly but that's not the point of it. The point of it is to help you take small steps towards that longer-term goal. It's a way to help you overcome the overwhelm of the big task and to commit to taking action each day and each week, rather than leaving it to the day of the deadline to try and get everything done.
9:54
So remember, change starts at the daily level. It's what we do in our day-to-day, and the only way we'll make progress on our bigger long-term goals, is to take small, consistent steps in our day-to-day.
And so by keeping a weekly or monthly checklist (this is my weekly checklist and I have my monthly right here in front of me, it's always at my computer. And then my daily is drawn from those two lists). When I plan my days it not only helps me stay on track with what I need to get done for the whole month or for the week that I've planned out, but if you ever find yourself wondering what you should do right now or what you should do today and you're not sure exactly where your priority is, you can draw from these lists that you prepared earlier: your weekly and your monthly list, to remind you of what needs to get done. What are the most important things you need to get done to help you stay on track. And it saves you time but it saves you energy as well (instead of trying to remember and keeping everything in your brain), and the whole idea is: are you doing the tasks that really matter? Are you doing the tasks that you've identified and committed to as being the most important for making this a productive year?
11:04
I think one of the reasons why it's so hard to stick to long-term goals or new year's resolutions is because it's easy to set those big goals. But where the struggle is, is knowing what to do in the day-to-day to get you closer to those big goals. And it's all about taking that big goal, breaking it down into months, into weeks, into days, into the hours, in order to know what small steps you need to take to make some progress. And without doing the work to identify what's really important for today, or for this week, or this month, it's really easy for our to-do list to just get bloated with all these unnecessary tasks that keep us busy but make us feel like we're not really making any progress because we're not focusing on the tasks and not prioritising the tasks that will get us closer to our long-term goals.
11:50
So to recap point number two: it's about drawing your daily to-do's, your daily tasks, from your weekly or your monthly or your yearly list, to make sure that you're productive and not just busy. To make sure they're actually working on the right thing to help you make significant progress.
12:07
So my third tip for writing a better to-do list is to: Choose one priority for the day.
So it seems counter-intuitive, but the less you overload your to-do list and make it a practice to limit yourself to writing down one-to-two priorities to focus on, you will actually feel so much better and so much more productive at the end of the day because you're not overloading yourself with an impossible number of tasks.
So I'm really guilty in the past of just adding as much as I can think of to my to-do list because it made me feel like the more I could write down, the more I would actually get done. But it's not the case at all. And so my daily to-do list now has one-to-two priorities depending on how long these tasks take. And around three-to-five other less important tasks.
12:56
So using my actual to-do list for today as an example, I have a little box here that says "priority for the day" basically. And it says "record an (un)planned podcast episode. You probably can't see it, it's too far away, but that's what it says. And so I know that that is the priority for today. And I know that if I am tired and I don't want to do anything else, the one thing I can do today to make it a good and productive day, is to record the (un)planned podcast episode. And writing it down as a priority like this makes me less likely to keep procrastinating and putting it off. So when I see this to-do list, and I've written down my priority, I know exactly what today is about. Today is making sure that I've recorded this episode and then no matter if I can complete the rest of the tasks or not, I know that if I've done this task then it's a good productive day.
So it might look like I have a lot of other things listed down here but it's really not as important as this one priority. I actually have one-to-two other important tasks here, but it's not as much of a priority as my (un)planned podcast episode. And so instead of trying to just list down as many things as possible for me to get done today, I set one priority for the day, really commit to getting that done, and if I feel like I have more energy to get other things done, then I will list those down.
14:18
So like i said in the past, I've been really guilty of writing down really long to-do lists because it made me excited and motivated to write down all the things that I could possibly get done today. But because the list was way too long and I didn't really account for how long each task would take, I didn't end up doing most of the tasks. And it would actually make me feel worse about my day even if I was productive.
So when you get really ambitious and impractical with your to-do list and write way too many things down that's actually impossible to complete in a day, you don't account for things that could go wrong. There's always something that could go wrong. Something that comes up during the day, an email that you didn't expect. And so by having a to-do list that's completely packed and has no wiggle room for things that could go wrong, you could actually be stressing yourself out unnecessarily.
But also I like to leave a little buffer room for creativity and play. To just take it slow during the day as well so I'm not feeling so rushed. And for me personally, I know that if I have some idle time during tasks throughout the day, then I'll get struck by a sudden creative urge to work on a new idea. So by not building in a buffer to your daily to-do list, you could miss out on this opportunity to work on a sudden creative idea or to even have the idea. Because if you're too stressed and you don't even have time to think, your brain is not going to go to a creative place. But also like I said, things might go wrong. You might get an email from a client and you may need to urgently deal with that. And so I always like to make sure I have some time to deal with things like that, that come up because I know I'll just end up feeling really overwhelmed and really stressed if I feel like I don't have the time.
And don't forget, you can always add to your list if you feel like you have so much time you've completed everything and you want to get more things done. It's a lot harder to remove things and it makes us feel worse about ourselves because we feel like we didn't complete everything that we set out to do. So even if you had a really productive day but only half of it was completed because your list was impossible to begin with, you might find yourself focusing on things that you didn't do, rather than the things that you did do.
16:25
So my tip is to keep your list small, choose one priority for the day, and you can always add tasks later from your weekly or your monthly to-do list if you have time. But the more you add on your to-do list, the harder you make it for yourself, and the less productive that you might feel because you weren't able to complete everything on your impossible to-do list that you set for yourself.
And plus it's a much better feeling to set only five tasks for the day, complete them all, feel like you have more space to do something else and do an extra task. That's a lot better than setting yourself ten tasks and only being able to do six out of those ten. Even if it's the same in those two situations, you'll feel much better in the first situation by feeling like you've done everything that you needed to do and you're doing an "extra" thing.
17:12
So my fourth tip for writing a better to-do list is to: Migrate your tasks.
Once you have finished for the day, don't just ignore your to-do list and the tasks that you didn't complete. If you didn't complete the tasks, move it to the next day's to-do list if it's still something that you want to get done.
So migrating tasks is a bullet journal term and it's just a fancy way of saying anything that didn't get done the previous day, you rewrite it on the next day. And like I said, if you have decided that it's not a task that is relevant anymore, it's not important anymore, you don't need to do it. That's not a task that you need to migrate. And you can just cross that out or delete the task from your to-do list.
17:51
So the reason why I think migrating tasks, while simple, is a really good method for to-do lists, is because it makes sure that no tasks get lost or forgotten on your past to-do lists.
It forces you to review your day's tasks and to honestly reflect on your day by seeing what was completed and what wasn't. It could give you a better idea of how you're overloading your to-do list. Maybe you set yourself way too many tasks that wasn't possible given how long a task took. But it also (and this is probably the most important), it gets you to confront tasks that you keep procrastinating on. So if there's a task that you find yourself migrating every single day and keep moving it to the next day because you never get it done on a day, there could be something else there. It could be a signal that you're really avoiding or procrastinating it for a reason and it could be a sign that you really need to prioritise it instead of just moving it to the next day. So I really love migrating tasks for that reason because it gets you to honestly look at your day's to-do list and ask yourself: Is this still really important? Do I still need to get this done? How many times have I moved this to another day? And is there a reason why I'm putting it off?
19:01
Another thing you could do instead of just moving it to the next day or deeming it no longer important and crossing it off your list is to move it to your weekly or your monthly list. You might still decide that it's an important task to do but realise maybe not right now. It's not a priority for right now. So you move it to your backlog to think about later.
19:20
So the fifth tip for a better to-do list is time blocking.
It's a really common concept so I'm sure you've heard of this before. It's about taking your tasks that you need to do for the day, giving them a rough time estimate with a good buffer so that you're allowing for possible things to go wrong or things that come up and scheduling that in your calendar.
So at the time of writing my podcast notes, I did not use this method at all even though I loved the idea of it and I knew that it worked really well for people, I think I just didn't like the idea of filling up my calendar with so much stuff that I couldn't see the other priorities. And digital calendars don't work as well as I wish they did for me. But, since writing these notes it did inspire me to create a to-do list with space to write out my schedule and estimate how long things will take. And I've done this a couple of times now and I really, really like it. So I think I'm converted now because it gives me such a good idea of how long things should take and how much time realistically do I have to complete my to-do list.
20:27
So for example, right now it is 1:15pm. I am smack bang in the middle of recording my (un)planned podcast episode, which is what I've written down in my agenda so I am on time. Everything so far I am on time for, and even though I've also written out the tasks that I need to do for the day, writing them down with a time estimate gives me a visual idea if I'm on track and how long I should be allocating towards something. So again, I love this method because it forces me to be realistic about how long something should take. It stops me from procrastinating because if I see that I'm meant to be working on something during this time period and I'm doing something else then I know to bring myself back to doing the right task. And like I said, it's really easy to write down ten things that you really want to do today but if you break it down into how long it will realistically take you, you might realise that it's pretty impossible to do all of those ten things.
21:21
Time blocking is really good if you struggle with staying focused, so you could try out the digital version with Google Calendar. And it's great if you need more structure to your day. So it's like a way of giving yourself little mini focus sessions. It's like scheduling in a task that you know you need to turn up and be there for that time, like a little class if you like to think of it like a timetable. And time blocking also works really well alongside the Pomodoro technique, where you schedule in a work session for 30 minutes or 20 minutes and then you take a little break. And you can also take advantage of your calendar notifications to automate when your next break should be. Or when you know a session is finished or when you should move on to the next one. So it's a really good way to add structure to your day if that's something that you struggle with, or if you struggle with staying focused throughout the day. Because by planning it ahead, you know exactly what you need to be doing at what time and you have a better realistic idea of all the things you can actually get done in one day.
22:18
So my last tip my sixth tip for writing better to-do list is to: Just choose a format or a medium that's really fun or easy to use.
So this is a really simple tip. But what you write your to-do list down on shouldn't really matter. But as creators I know it does for us. So, there is no right answer here. It is totally subjective, and totally up to your own personal preference. Some people will swear by digital. Some people will swear by physical, or use some sort of hybrid combination of both. But the key is to find the right solution that works for you.
22:50
So as much as I love the idea of digital, I find that I don't find myself checking it as often as I do when I have the physical to-do list in front of me. And so physical is the way to go for me. But I still use digital in order to plan out the bigger tasks and use calendar notifications to remind me.
The whole idea is to use something that you find fun to use because then you're more likely to keep using it and to stay consistent with it. And ideally it's something that you can keep in front of you or within close access so you can always check it throughout the day. And it might sound silly but choosing to decorate it or adding colour to it, using stickers, those are all personal preferences and that can actually help you get the thing done because you're more motivated by seeing how pretty your to-do list looks. But remember, whatever you choose, whatever personal preference, whatever personal system you create for yourself, it should be functional. It should be easy to use and to check, and it should save you more time than it takes to actually maintain it. And a bonus if it inspires you to use it and it's fun to use.
23:57
So for a while I was actually using Notion for my weekly to-do lists and that actually worked really really well for a few months but I have since switched back to a weekly. I'm always changing around my systems. You might find that one system works for a while but then you need to switch it up. That's fine. I think our systems, our productivity systems should adapt with us at our different stages of our life and our business.
So currently like I said my personal preference is daily to-do lists in my pocket planner. This is where I get into the nitty-gritty of all the things that I need to do for the day. Whether it's sending one email out or doing this one task, this is where I know I can tick it off every single time I do something.
So for my daily to-do list I alternate between my pocket planner and my new to-do memo agenda because it depends on whether I really need to plan out the schedule for the day. But if it's a simple day with simple tasks I just tend to use my pocket planner. And like I mentioned earlier, I use my digital calendar (both Apple and Google) for monthly scheduled tasks. In particular scheduling Patreon rewards because those are recurring as well and it's a lot easier to set that as a recurring event.
But I also - once I've planned it digitally, I write it down on a physical calendar as well because this is something I keep right in front of me and I glance at throughout the day. I glance at every single morning when I write my to-do list and having that convenience there of seeing it right in front of me without needing to go to a different tab, open up my computer, that has just made it really easy for me and that's just a personal preference. And like I mentioned earlier, I also have a weekly to-do list because for me there are tasks that I know I need to get done for the week. I just don't know what day yet to put it on so planning out my week really helps me stay focused in the day-to-day as well.
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So that brings us to the end of the episode. I hope those tips were helpful. I hope it gave you some ideas on how to improve your to-do list. It's always a work in progress and my to-do list is always a work in progress. I'm always looking for ways to improve it and to streamline it but I feel like for the first time in years I found a system that really works for me. It doesn't mean that there's no room to improve but it's the first time that I've come close to feeling really satisfied with my to-do list, and that the system that I have customised for myself really helps me to get things done rather than stresses me out.
Your to-do list should be working for you and to get all of those thoughts out of your head so that you can use your brain to actually focus on getting the work done.
I hope this episode was helpful.
Thank you so much for listening to the entire thing and I look forward to chatting with you over in the YouTube comments.
Thanks again for listening and I'll see you next month.
Bye!
