Aug 06 2012

To Do: Update To Do List

To Do List from Family Life (1949), Prelinger Archives

What’s on your To Do List? Bet it’s not this.

To do lists are my life. I’ve tried software solutions and always go back to paper. What I’d prefer is to give the list to someone else and let them deal with it. Not gonna happen.

Instead I’ll try these suggestions from Lifehacker and the Day-Timer Blog and see if they help. Links are below.

Delete Everything and Rewrite Your To-Do List to Make it Doable @Lifehacker via Today’s Productivity Tip: Hit Restart @ Day-Timer Blog.

Image via Archive.org. More specifically it’s a still from the film “Family Life” (1949), part of the Prelinger Archives. Described as “Impossible drama proving that proper management of schedules, responsibilities, privileges and finances leads to a happier home.” Oh my.


May 06 2009

Making Lists When You Have Kids

When someone makes a list of things to do, the assumption is that those things will get done. Maybe not right away, but the point of making the list is to remind yourself of things that you want to do.

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