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| Stuff to do |
I'm a list-maker. I want to believe that if I write down things I won't forget about them... Well, sometimes that works - sometimes not. I make lists for a lot of things. Books I want to read, movies I want to watch, cds or songs I just have to have. I have a bucket list and a list of projects... and of course I have that ever-present To Do list.
Making lists satisfies something for me. It leads me to think that I'll actually DO something about the things I've listed... and I do. I make more lists! I move undone items to a new slip of paper... I go out and buy list-making post-it notes with lines. I create lists for the day and when I don't get everything accomplished, I move them to another list for the week - which often turns into a list that's calendared to get done sometime within a month and then that turns into just "sometime."
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| Well...some things are done at least |
Within the lists I create, I number them...or sometimes I rank them for their level of importance with little stars. I always end up cheating adding stars to things that I WANT to do and leaving the dull and awful tasks like doing my taxes with no stars and the going to lunch or hiking with a friend with multiple stars. This often leads to a 'things that absolutely must get done today' list.
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| One of several bucket lists... |
Occasionally I achieve a level of satisfaction when I can actually scratch an item off a list. It's usually an easy thing like a reminder to call a friend about something or that I need to take out the trash. The things that I list that take time and effort - ha! Those are the things that get moved a lot... so when I actually complete (or mostly complete) a list I've made, I feel good. Then I celebrate by ignoring all the things that I've listed that I have to do... which deflates that sense of accomplishment and sends me back to the top of the list. Darn!
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| Some lists on my computer |
So ~ I have a question for you... are you a list maker? If you are, what do you make lists for? What's the weirdest thing you've made a list for? Are they effective? What kind of advice do you have for me so that I can make progress on MY lists? Finally... make a list and post in the comments here!
~ 3 of your favorite movies; 3 of your favorite books; 3 of your favorite foods; 3 of your favorite places to go; and 3 of your favorite things ever!
