P&P Tip: Writing down tasks is also an effective stress and anxiety reliever. Getting tasks out of your head and onto paper is the best place to start. Do a “brain dump” and write down every task: every work task, every home task, every side-hustle task, meetings, appointments, workouts… write it ALL down! The best way to start your daily to-do list is by writing down EVERY possible thing you’d like to get done today. Here’s a step by step guide for how to make an effective to-do list: Writing down tasks immediately makes them achievable, and helps lay out our days in a visual, concrete, conquerable way. One study showed that “fifteen minutes spent planning could save an hour of execution time!” ( )Īnother reason why to-do lists are helpful is that they help fight overwhelm. Having a list of all your tasks will allow you to sit down and make a plan. As you cross items off your to-do list, you’ll feel a sense of progress and accomplishment, and the affirmation that you are making progress will help motivate you to keep moving forward, and to continue to be productive.
There’s also the psychological reward element of using a to-do list. Keeping a to-list helps you stay organized, and organizing your tasks with a list can make everything much more manageable. Why Are To-Do Lists Important?įirst thing’s first, why do you even NEED a to-do list? Here’s a round up of the best tips for making an effective to-do list, and my secret hack for getting twice as much done every day. Want to start making a better to-do list? You’ve come to the right place. And one that’s easy to get so, so wrong!īut let’s not get ahead of ourselves, if you’re already working off a daily to-do list, you’re a step ahead! And bonus points if your to-do list is written down – a 2011 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology study found that writing down what we want to do makes us more likely to do it ( Fast Company).
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