Tag: todo lists

  • Todo lists considered harmful

    The title’s a little misleading, but my comp sci training forces me to invoke Dijkstra whenever possible. Just so we’re clear, I’ve been using a daily todo list for most of this year, and the reasons are very simple: when I start the day with a list, I get more done.  More so if the […]

  • Todo list tweak: start at the bottom

    For the past several months I’ve been following a “top 5” daily/weekly/monthly todo list system, where I list the top 5 things I want to accomplish for each time period, ideally before I’m in the middle of it.  There’s still room to optimize (especially with making the different lists congruent, so my daily tasks actually […]