To-Do Lists Are Not the Answer to Getting Things Done

Re:To-Do Lists Are Not the Answer to Getting Things Done by jkubicek on Sunday November 20, 2016 @08:39PM (#13002428)

I used to try this method, but it's never worked for me. My productivity is so incredibly low when I'm trying to work on something I don't want to do that it's just a big waste of time.

If it's something actually important I'll do it eventually. If it's something I truly dread, I might do it at the last possible moment, but I'll do it.

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Re:To-Do Lists Are Not the Answer to Getting Things Done by maroonblazer on Sunday November 20, 2016 @08:47PM (#13002462)

Perhaps there's a middle ground.

I've found that my moods are fairly cyclic. I'm high energy in the a.m., start to trail off in the afternoon and then catch a second wind after dinner. To the extent I'm able I structure my day around these cycles, reserving the high-concentration/creativity tasks for the a.m. and the more mindless/mundane for the afternoon. Evening's a free-for-all depending on whether I still have work to do or not.

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