With their Just Do It slogan, Nike served to get folks to consider getting off the sofa and, at the very least, put on their sneakers and do something. Their message served to inspire some viewers to proactively pursue achievements they otherwise wouldn’t.
For most of us, accomplishing more begins with a To-Do list to support our daily activity triage. Nearly everyone uses a To-Do list. What almost no one has a Don’t Do It List. Should you?If you examine your To Do List at the end of the day, the things that didn’t get done were likely put off at the expense of some non-agenda items.Are you serious about becoming more effective and getting more done with less time and effort? Consider creating a Don’t Do It List to help you get more out of your To Do list. There is a catch to this simple suggestion. It’s not easy. Your Don’t Do It list should include some of your bad/unproductive habits. Behavioral scientists tell us that it’s not possible to simply stop an habitual behavior. We must replace previous behaviors with new ones. We exist mostly in cruise control/subconscious mode. So stopping requires some reprogramming.
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I stoped using “2Do2Day” list about a year ago. I now schedule my work in on the Calendar. The phrase “What gets scheduled, gets done” resonated with me. The To Do list gets in the way of the important work, e.g., prospecting and scheduling appointments. If these aren’t scheduled then other stuff grabs the time.