Give your to-do list a makeover
4/9/202613 min
Is your to-do list helping you reach your goals? Or is it holding you back? Productivity experts explain how to level up your list so it prioritizes what matters. This episode was originally published on Jan. 5, 2023.
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Marielle Segarra· Host0:15
You're listening to Life Kit [upbeat music] from NPR. Hey, it's Marielle. I keep a to-do list on a notepad on my desk, and when I looked at it not too long ago, I noticed something. It's kind of all over the place. On a given day, it might read, "Make allergist appointment. Buy razors. Retile kitchen floor. Throw out compost. Microblading?" Microblading, by the way, is something you do to make your eyebrows look fuller. It's like a tattoo that lasts a couple years. I mean, the list is filled with tasks, but some are big and some are small, some are urgent, and some are definitely not. Some I'm not even sure should be on there, like the microblading, which I frantically scribbled down after the lady at my eyebrow threading salon asked who messed up my eyebrows so bad. Hi. Yeah, that was me and a tweezer. But yeah, I just never felt like I've had a good system for making a to-do list and deciding what goes on it, and I don't think I'm alone in that. So on this episode of Life Kit, we are exploring how to make a better to-do list, 'cause there's a lot we want to do, and a well-made to-do list