{"id":120,"date":"2016-02-21T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T21:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peggywbarnes.nbweb.dev\/helpful-to-do-listnot-so-helpful-to-do-list\/"},"modified":"2016-02-21T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T21:05:00","slug":"helpful-to-do-listnot-so-helpful-to-do-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"Helpful TO DO List\/Not So Helpful TO DO List"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Example of a <\/span>NOT<\/b> SO<\/b> <\/span>HELPFUL TO DO List:<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Do taxes<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Organize<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Clean House<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Buy gifts<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Make calls<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I see many a TO DO list that looks like the Not So Helpful TO DO List.  You will never be able to cross anything off that TO DO list.  It will feel and look like you never accomplish anything when in reality you are probably accomplishing a whole lot more than you realize.  Look at the example of the Helpful TO DO List and see if you can see the difference.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Example of a HELPFUL TO DO List:<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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              Gather donation receipts for taxes<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
              Organize kitchen utensil drawer<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
              <\/span>Vacuum all rooms<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
              Order sweater for Mother\u2019s Birthday<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
         Go to Target and get gift card for Sam\u2019s birthday<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Call Eye Doctor to reschedule appointment<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
         Call Sarah to see how she is feeling<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
         Call to schedule exterminator<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The second list is a list of specific action steps you need to take.  When you look at the first list, you have to spend time figuring out exactly what step you have to take next.  When you look at the second list, your action steps are already in place.  The second list allows you to schedule your day more efficiently while crossing things off that dreaded TO DO list. <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Another option is to take the first list, do a brain dump, and put all the action steps needed for each item:<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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          <\/span><\/span> Do taxes<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
         Gather donation receipts<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
         Calculate mileage<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
         Call Pharmacy for medication expenses summary<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
         Pull together home deductible expenses<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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         Organize<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
        Organize kitchen utensil drawer<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
        Clean out boy\u2019s seasonal clothes<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
        Purge gift wrap<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
        De-clutter my shoes<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Make your TO DO list work for you instead of just mindlessly writing down things TO DO.  Make your list actionable, easy to understand and easy to schedule. <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Let me know how you\u2019ve changed your list and how it is working for you.  <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
I love hearing from you! <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Example of a NOT SO HELPFUL TO DO List: Do taxes Organize Clean House Buy gifts Make calls I see many a TO DO list that looks like the Not So Helpful TO DO List.  You will never be able to cross anything off that TO DO list.  It will feel and look like you never accomplish anything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,88,19,37,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-good-habits","category-life-coach","category-organizing","category-professional-organizer","category-time-management","category-to-do-lists"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}