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The 2K11 24/7 CXLV: Doing To-Do Lists

So now you know all about to-do lists and how to go about doing all of the wonderful stuff you've planned out. But how do you go about MAKING the plan itself?

There's no easy answer for this — read a million different articles on the topic and you're likely to come up with a million different approaches. Many of these will be variations of one another, but the process of creating a to-do list is very personal, as it reflects the way that we as individuals like to get things done.

But, be it flowchart, checklist, sticky notes or timeline, there are some fundamental principles that can help guide you to a method that will work best for YOU.

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Views // Posted May 25, 2011
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The 2K11 24/7 CXLIV: To-Do Lists and Strategic Planning

DISCLAIMER: I tried doing a post like this once before and totally failed it since, ironically, I didn't manage my to-do lists well enough and had no time to actually write it WELL. So here I am again, taking pen to paper (before taking fingers to keys) to write about one of my favourite things to do to sort out my life — make to-do lists.

I often say this when people ask me about the meaning of our lives here on Earth:

We are the sum of our experiences.

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Views // Posted May 24, 2011
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The 2K11 24/7 XXXII: What To Do With Too Many To-Do Lists

Happy February, boys and girls! Here in Toronto we're under the threat of a massive snowstorm engulfing us overnight (yes, my northern friends - here, we consider 20-30 cm massive; let us not forget the debacle of 1999 where we called the Armed Forces to help us shovel), so we'll see what the next few days are like. Obviously I'll keep posting - I don't think that a snowstorm will stop the juggernaut that is the Internet - but should make for interesting times!

In the comments from my post some days back, NJ and I were alluding to the fact that we're the types to constantly keep busy. CONSTANTLY. Relaxation for me seems to be more like a punishment than any good. I get stir crazy, I start thinking about the next thing I should be working on - yeah, it just doesn't work out for me.

To keep all of this sorted out, I use a ton of charts, to-do lists and mind maps. I'll open a random text file and just dump my thoughts into it until I've come up with another pile of things that I'd love to accomplish whenever I get the chance to.

But what happens when you've got too many to-do lists?

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Views // Posted February 1, 2011
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