<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>My Organized Biz &#187; making a list</title> <atom:link href="http://www.myorganizedbiz.com/tag/making-a-list/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://www.myorganizedbiz.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:00:36 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title>That Inevitable &#8220;To Do&#8221; List</title> <link>http://www.myorganizedbiz.com/that-inevitable-to-do-list/</link> <comments>http://www.myorganizedbiz.com/that-inevitable-to-do-list/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:00:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Emma Allen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Organize]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Time Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business organization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[making a list]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mary Emma Allen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[my organized biz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organizing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.myorganizedbiz.com/?p=586</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d be lost without my &#8220;to do&#8221; list, which I try to organize each evening before I go to bed. Sometimes I&#8217;m better at this than others&#8230;to fix the coming day&#8217;s schedule and work in my mind. However, if I don&#8217;t write something down, I bounce from one task to another wthout accomplishing much at all. There are a number of ways to create a &#8220;to do&#8221; list and I&#8217;m still working on the best for me. 3&#215;5 index cards for each day of the week. Adjust as you accomplish or don&#8217;t the items on them. Write the most important items at the top [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.myorganizedbiz.com">My Organized Biz</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>I&#8217;d be lost without my &#8220;to do&#8221; list</strong>, which I try to organize each evening before I go to bed. Sometimes I&#8217;m better at this than others&#8230;to fix the coming day&#8217;s schedule and work in my mind.</p> <div id="attachment_587" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 234px"><a href="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/126/files/2009/06/840307_write_1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-587" title="840307_write_1" src="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/126/files/2009/06/840307_write_1.jpg" alt="Image: sxc.hu" width="224" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Image: sxc.hu</p></div> <p>However, if I don&#8217;t write something down, I bounce from one task to another wthout accomplishing much at all.</p> <p>There are a number of ways to create a &#8220;to do&#8221; list and I&#8217;m still working on the best for me.</p> <ul> <li>3&#215;5 index cards for each day of the week. Adjust as you accomplish or don&#8217;t the items on them.</li> <li>Write the most important items at the top of the list</li> <li>Plan an hourly schedule and put something there you plan to do.</li> <li>List only three important items. Then you won&#8217;t feel deflated that you didn&#8217;t accomplish more.  Add as you accomplish these.</li> <li>Keep a list that you adjust daily, instead of rewriting each night.</li> <li>See yourself accomplishing the tasks as you write them down</li> <li>Visualize your day in advance.</li> <li>Utilize one of the computer programs for organizing your day.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What works best for you in organizing your &#8220;to do&#8221; list so it isn&#8217;t overwhelming?</strong></p> <p>Post from: <a href="http://www.myorganizedbiz.com">My Organized Biz</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.myorganizedbiz.com/that-inevitable-to-do-list/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
