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It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.</feedburner:browserFriendly><entry> <author> <name>Dustin Wax</name> <uri>http://www.dwax.org</uri> </author> <title type="html">Back to Basics: Your Task List</h3> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeHack/~3/339251004/back-to-basics-your-task-list.html" /> <id>http://www.lifehack.org/?p=5922</id> <updated>2008-07-18T19:03:38Z</updated> <published>2008-07-18T19:00:00Z</published> <category scheme="http://www.lifehack.org" term="Featured" /><category scheme="http://www.lifehack.org" term="Money" /><category scheme="http://www.lifehack.org" term="Productivity" /><category scheme="http://www.lifehack.org" term="Resource" /><category scheme="http://www.lifehack.org" term="back-to-basics" /><category scheme="http://www.lifehack.org" term="gtd" /><category scheme="http://www.lifehack.org" term="list" /><category scheme="http://www.lifehack.org" term="task" /><category scheme="http://www.lifehack.org" term="todo" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/back-to-basics-your-task-list.html#comments" thr:count="7" /> <link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/back-to-basics-your-task-list.html/feed/atom" thr:count="7" /> <thr:total>7</thr:total> <content type="html"><img title="Todo List" src="http://www.lifehack.org/wp-content/files/2007/11/20071126-todo-list.png" alt="Todo List" /></p> <p>Everyone makes a task list (or “todo list”) at least now and again. Usually, we wait until we’re overwhelmed with stuff to do, and then we’ll sit down and list everything we need to get done in the next day or two. Then, one by one, we go through the items on our list, do them, and cross them off.</p> <p>We do this because it feels better when we do. One minute, you’re at wit’s end, your attention divided 60 different ways, with no idea what to do next, and the next minute you’re in control, with everything neatly plotted: do this, then do that, then do this other thing. And, eventually, we cross the last item off and throw the list out.</p> <p>Until the next time we’re overwhelmed.</p> <strong>We make todo lists when we’re under pressure because they work.</strong> Imagine how much better they’d work – and how much more rarely we’d reach that “freaking out” stage – if we simply integrated the list-making into our day-to-day routines.</p> <h2>Your brain is for doing</h2> <p>Todo lists are important because every unfinished task you’ve made a commitment to causes stress. What’s more, your brain knows its own limits, so as you add more and more unfinished tasks, your brain starts thinking that some of them aren’t going to get finished – causing even more stress.</p> <p>That’s why it feels so good to write that task list – your brain lets out a sigh of relief, knowing that now, at least, it doesn’t have to try to keep track of all that stuff. <strong>Your brain doesn’t want to be remembering all the things you haven’t done. It wants to be <em>doing</em> them, so it can feel good about itself. </strong>The neurology of all this is a bit more complicated, but that’s the basic idea.</p> <h2>Of Paper and Processors</h2> <p>Your todo list doesn’t have to be anything fancy. A pocket notebook, a 3×5 index card, any of about a hundred computerized task lists whether online or off. I use a two-part system.</p> <p>I have a section of the same notebook I use for <a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/back-to-basics-capture-your-ideas.html">capture</a> that I use to list tasks; it’s marked with a Post-it Tab Divider. I use this as a kind of “task inbox” – what I don’t get done right away gets transferred into an online task manager called <a href="http://www.toodledo.com/">Toodledo</a>. I use a computerized one because a) my list is usually longer than a page, and I don’t like having to flip back and forth and sort through finished tasks and unfinished ones to find the one I’m supposed to be doing next, and b) I can sort them by due date instead of by when I thought of it, as well as by project. And, I suppose, c) it’s a lot neater than my handwritten lists.</p> <strong>It’s helpful to write not just the task but the <em>reason</em> for the task</strong>, to give you a pointer to what’s next after you’ve finished any particular task. I use a formula like this:</p> <ul> <li>[Action verb][task] for [project or goal]</li> </ul> <p>For example:</p> <ul> <li>Call Caroline at 555-xxxx to transfer insurance into my name (for car registration)</li> <li>Write “Back to Basics” post for Lifehack</li> <li>Grade papers for WMST 113.210 by Wednesday</li> </ul> <p>Note that I put in all the information I need (or as much as I have available) to complete the task. I don’t want to give myself an excuse not to do it, because I have to go find the phone number or I can’t remember which class folder I need to get. On the first one, I put “for car registration” so I’ll remember when I’m done transferring the insurance that I need to schedule a visit to the DMV.</p> <h2>Keep it with you</h2> <p>Whatever format you decide to keep it in, <strong>make sure you have access to your list </strong><strong>at all times</strong>. I use an online system because a) I’m rarely far from a computer, and b) I carry an Internet-enabled smartphone with me at all times. If that weren’t the case, I’d use a paper-only system.</p> <p>It’s crucial to have your list available under <em>any</em> circumstance. For one thing, <strong>you never know when you might have a few minutes to work on a couple of tasks</strong>; if you don’t have your list, you might waste those opportunities. Second, you never know when you might have to add something to the list.</p> <p>I keep Toodledo open in my browser at all times when I’m working at the computer; as I <a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/back-to-basics-processing.html">process</a> my inboxes, I can easily switch windows and add tasks directly. If you use paper, it’s even easier; <strong>lay your notebook in front of you on your desk and add to it as needed</strong>. Make a habit of this, so you never have to wait until later to add a todo item – that defeats the purpose!</p> <h2>What about context?</h2> <p>If you’re a fan of David Allen’s <em>Getting Things Done</em>, you might be thinking “but what about contexts?” To be honest, I don’t use them, but many people do. The idea is, you keep not just one list but a set of lists, one for each “context” in which you regularly do tasks (or, using a computerized list, you add tags to each list item noting the context it belongs to).</p> <p>A context is a place or situation. For instance, you have tasks you do “at home” and tasks you do “at the office” and tasks you do “on the phone” and tasks you do “out and about”. So you have a list of tasks you do on the phone; whenever you have a few minutes and your phone is handy, you can take a look at your “@phone” list and see if there’s a call you could make. When you’re at home, you can look only at the items on your “@home” list. This way, you’re not constantly searching through tasks that you can’t do right now; you only ever look at tasks you can do right this minute.</p> <p>Like I said, I don’t use contexts. I work at home, so all my contexts pretty much overlap. But <strong>for people who have clearly defined environments they move through over the course of the day, contexts can be a big help</strong>.</p> <h2>Your lists</h2> <p>What about you? How do you manage your lists? What works for you – and what have you tried that hasn’t worked? Let us know in the comments!</p> <hr/><em>Dustin M. Wax is a contributing editor and project manager at lifehack.org. He is also the creator of <a href="http://www.writerstechnology.com">The Writer's Technology Companion</a>, a site devoted to the tools of the writing trade. When he's not writing, he teaches anthropology and women's studies in Las Vegas, NV. His personal site can be found at <a href="http://www.dwax.org">dwax.org</a>.</em></p><p class="akst_link"><a href="http://www.lifehack.org/?p=5922&akst_action=share-this" title="E-mail this, post to del.icio.us, etc." id="akst_link_5922" class="akst_share_link" rel="nofollow">Share This</a> </p><h3>Related Posts</h3><ul class="related_post"><li><a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/gtd-try-wntgd-instead.html" title="GTD? Try WNTGD Instead">GTD? 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As always, I don’t have all the answers but I do have plenty of questions and thoughts. Being as I’m not a female (mostly), I may be completely off track… so feel free to enlighten me, ladies.</strong></p> <img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5811" title="bussteam" src="http://www.lifehack.org/wp-content/files/2008/06/bussteam.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="252" /></p> <p>As a scientist, personal development bloke and fascinated observer of people, I love to see what people do (and don’t do) and then try to figure why they do (or don’t do) whatever it is that they’re doing. Or not doing. As the case may be. Or not be. If you know what I mean. Hey, don’t you complain… I’m confused and I’m writing it!</p> <p>Anyway, there’s two interesting observations I’ve made lately.</p> <strong>Observation 1</strong><br /> In most of my open-to-the-public workshops (as opposed to my corporate gigs) the vast majority of my audience is typically women. The weekend just past we ran a ‘Renovate Your Life’ workshop and over eighty percent of the attendees were of the more attractive and sweeter smelling gender. A couple of weeks ago I gave an open-to-the-public keynote presentation (health, fitness, lifestyle, psychology stuff) in a large fitness centre and nearly ninety percent(!) of the audience were women. These kinds of percentages are pretty common for my presentations. Now, if I was a young, good-looking, stud-muffin with a six-pack and a severe case of Brad-Pitt-itis that might give us some insight into the skewed numbers, but clearly I’m not, and clearly, people are coming along for the information, the motivation and the education. Even when I do a presentation where many of the people in the audience don’t really know who I am, we still have a much higher percentage of women book in and attend.</p> <strong>Observation 2</strong><br /> The vast majority of commentors on personal development sites are women. While it varies a little from article to article, the ratio of female to male contributors is quite amazing. Recently I took a stroll through some of my past posts and the percentage of female commentors is regularly up around the ninety percent mark.</p> <p>So the obvious question is, “why does this happen and what does it tell us?”</p> <p>You’re right; that’s actually two questions.</p> <p>Well, I’m not really sure but I’ll throw around a few possibilities…</p> <img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5813" title="talltruck" src="http://www.lifehack.org/wp-content/files/2008/06/talltruck.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="252" /></p> <ol> <li>All the men are out hunting.</li> <li>Only a very small percentage of men can read and write.</li> <li>What I write or speak about isn’t applicable to the males of the species.</li> <li>I’m not manly enough to connect with the blokes.</li> <li>Women need more help than men.</li> <li>I don’t write enough articles about monster trucks or cage fighting.</li> </ol> <p>Naaah, probably not.</p> <strong>Perhaps…</strong></p> <ol> <li>A higher percentage of blokes (higher than ten percent that is) actually read my stuff but they are not as comfortable commenting as the ladies.</li> <li>Growing up, blokes are not ‘trained’ to talk about relationships, feelings, emotions, fears, weaknesses, problems.. etc.</li> <li>Perhaps some guys consider having a need for ‘personal development’ to be a sign of weakness (which would make me… pathetic).</li> <li>Blokes don’t have the same level of emotional intelligence or awareness as the girls. Or maybe they just don’t show it.</li> </ol> <strong>Or possibly…</strong></p> <ol> <li>Women are simply more aware and more in touch with their emotional selves.</li> <li>Women are more prepared to admit (and deal with) flaws, weaknesses and destructive habits and behaviours.</li> <li>Women are more proactive (about creating positive change) while blokes are more reactive - they wait for the catastrophe to happen and then slip into their Superman outfit.</li> <li>One of my (female) staff suggested that women ’search’ more because overall they’re not as happy as men. Don’t yell at me - a woman told me that.</li> </ol> <strong>Maybe…</strong></p> <strong><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5812" title="grinder" src="http://www.lifehack.org/wp-content/files/2008/06/grinder.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="372" /></strong></p> <ol> <li>The way I communicate resonates more with women.</li> <li>Perhaps the site needs less photos of sunsets and more images of blokes and their power tools.</li> <li>Women just like talking.</li> </ol> <strong>A final thought…</strong></p> <p>Maybe some of us alpha-male-warriors need to climb down from the security of our monster trucks and go and see <em>Sex and the City</em> tonight.</p> <p>Or perhaps give another bloke a hug.</p> <p>Help a confused male out; let me know your thoughts on this perplexing issue.</p> <p>I’m off to hunt.</p> <p>Er, I mean do Yoga.</p> <hr/><em>Craig Harper (B.Ex.Sci.) is a qualified exercise scientist, author, columnist, radio presenter, television host, motivational speaker and university lecturer. 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