{"id":5564,"date":"2022-04-12T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/?p=5564"},"modified":"2023-06-01T12:26:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:26:49","slug":"organizing-tip-make-a-short-term-to-do-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/organizing-tip-make-a-short-term-to-do-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Make a Short-Term To-Do List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Do you have a long to-do list?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would you like to cut that to-do list in half…or more? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With so many different items staring you in the face, it can be downright difficult to complete tasks.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, there is a simple solution that can help you get things done.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is it? It\u2019s called a short-term to-do list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A short-term to-do list is all about completing tasks in the present moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically speaking, a short-term to-do list is a list of tasks that can be completed in an hour or two. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, you’ll find several helpful reasons why you should craft a short-term to-do list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t think such a short list can be super-effective? Why not give it a try? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll be amazed at what you can get done in a brief period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few key reasons to create your own short-term to-do list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need to get tasks, chores, and administrative items out of your head.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever tried to complete work when you\u2019ve got a lot of different things<\/a> on your mind? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your mind could be stuffed with ideas about that short story you want to write, an arm\u2019s length list of administrative tasks for your new online business, or fashion notes about your recent shopping trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, it can be difficult to focus<\/a> on your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An easy way to give your mind some breathing room is to physically write down tasks, chores, and ideas. This doesn\u2019t have to be anything fancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You just want to get everything out of your head and give yourself some much-needed space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make a brief list using a scrap of paper<\/a> and a pencil, a text editor on your smart phone, or other note-taking digital app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You want to focus on getting things done.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to complete your tasks, errands, or to-dos quickly, and efficiently? A short-term to-do list may just be what you need!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beauty of a short-term to-do list is that you can quickly accomplish tasks in rapid succession. You don\u2019t need to spend inordinate amounts of time conducting research, designing layouts, or reviewing items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You create your list and you go to work<\/a>. Easy-peasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When creating your short-term to-do list, try listing cut-and-dry or one-time tasks on your list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be crystal clear as to which tasks you need to complete. \u201cReturn toolbox to garage,\u201d or \u201cMail letters at post office,\u201d are great examples of cut-and-dry tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t want to refer to your master to-do list.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Does the fear of looking at your to-dos throw you into a panicky or frenzied state? Why overwhelm yourself with information if you don\u2019t have to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can get things done<\/a> without being overwhelmed by your to-dos. Carefully select a few items from your master to-do list and transfer them over to your short-term to-do list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just like that, you\u2019ve got a short-term to-do list ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You want the satisfaction of crossing items off a list.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may not have thought about it<\/a> in this way, but completing a bunch of short-term to-dos can be extremely <\/em>satisfying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s something oh-so satisfying about crossing items off a list one after the other in rapid succession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How wonderful would it be to knock off five items from your to-do list\u2026and feel absolutely great about your work? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you imagine how great it would feel to cross off those to-dos that have been hanging over your head for the past week? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to sweet satisfaction, a short-term to-do list can\u2019t be beat.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about you? What\u2019s your list making style? Do you prefer working from a smaller or larger to-do list? Why? Join in the conversation and leave a comment below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you feeling overwhelmed with your to-dos?<\/p>\n

Are you trying to keep track of all those little tasks, but are hesitant to add the tasks to your ever growing master to-do list?<\/p>\n

Sometimes the solution…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22672,"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":[17,61],"tags":[231,18,19,741,922,943],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5564"}],"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=5564"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23845,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5564\/revisions\/23845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}