{"id":5413,"date":"2022-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/?p=5413"},"modified":"2023-06-01T12:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:32:30","slug":"productivity-tip-make-to-do-list-ignore-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/productivity-tip-make-to-do-list-ignore-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a To-Do List\u2026and Ignore It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you looking for an easy way to increase your productivity<\/a> with your to-do list?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to get more done<\/a> in less time? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s as simple as making a to-do list\u2026and then promptly ignoring said list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait\u2026wait\u2026what? You\u2019re asking me to create a to-do list\u2026and then not read it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yep, that\u2019s 100% correct. To be fair, this isn\u2019t to say you shouldn\u2019t<\/em> look at your to-do list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather, it\u2019s encouraging you to take a different approach when it comes to interacting with your list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To-do lists can be extremely helpful in outlining all your professional and personal tasks.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These items, however, shouldn\u2019t hang over your head like the sword of Damocles, distracting you from your work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old saying, \u201cOut of sight, out of mind,\u201d should come to mind\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, you\u2019ll learn why this seemingly counterintuitive approach towards your to-do list just might be what the productivity doctor ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a couple of pointers to help you focus<\/a> on your to-dos so you can actually get things done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create a short to-do list.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First things first: choose no more than five to-dos to complete today and\/or tomorrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel free to mix and match personal and professional to-dos in your list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only caveat is that you must have five items in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there are any items on your master to-do list that you\u2019d like to use for this exercise, feel free to include them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can write<\/a> your to-dos on a piece of paper or type them out on a digital device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select a single to-do.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Next, you\u2019ll want to select a single to-do. You\u2019ll be focusing on this to-do for the next few moments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No cheating allowed: just select one to-do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set the to-do list aside.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After you\u2019ve selected your to-do, you\u2019ll want to set your list aside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t have to move the list to some far-off or distant location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just make sure the list is out of your direct line of sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re using an app to keep track of your to-dos, close out any windows, log out of the application, or turn off the screen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have your to-dos written down in a notebook <\/a>or on a slip of paper, close the cover, put the notes in a drawer, or flip the piece of paper upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get to work.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now it\u2019s time to tuck-in and focus on completing your work.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019ve finished your first to-do, you can cross the item off your list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next step should be obvious: it\u2019s time to select another to-do<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you do, be sure to tuck your list away. Repeat as necessary, until you\u2019ve completed all your to-dos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about you? Will you temporarily ignore your to-do list over the next several days? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking for an easy way to increase your productivity?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s as simple as making a to-do list\u2026and then promptly ignoring said list.<\/p>\n

In this post you\u2019ll learn why this seemingly counterintuitive approach towards your to-do list…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[142,184,553,62,741,921,922,130],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5413"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5413"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23848,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5413\/revisions\/23848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}