Nothing I like more than reading stuff about to-do lists while I’m not doing stuff on my to-do list. I read through the article at Lifehacker on to-do list cleaning and determined I am at least a little guilty of most of these, but the one on using the to-do list for free writing rung a few bells.
You should not be using your to-do list as your brain storming/thought capturing zone. Ubiquitous capture—writing down all your stray thoughts, bits of information, and ideas—is an excellent habit to have, but if you’re capturing right to your to-do list you’re throwing yourself under the bus before you even get your sleeves rolled up. Your to-do list must remain separate from whatever capturing process you use. Go through your list and convert the “dumped” items into actions that belong on your to-do list or remove them.
Time management junkies enjoy:
link: Clean Out Your To-Do List for Guilt-Free Productivity – tasks – Lifehacker
