Are You Making This Major Daily To-Do List Mistake?

Strangely, if you are reading this article, you might use some kind of daily to-do list system in your life, right? The question is: Are you making the most of the system? Do you complete all the tasks on the list every day?

If you like a lot of people, use a daily to-do list, and maybe even check some things every day, but you may make a mistake that many people make, not only causing huge problems, but also productivity, and you can fundamentally organize your mind. Don't be sad. This is a common mistake and I am here to help you solve the problem.

Are you making this major daily to-do list error? Consider this question: What does your daily to-do list contain? Is it sufficiently subdivided into manageable tasks and only tasks? Can you realistically complete these tasks in a few hours at most?

How to construct the correct daily to-do list?

The daily to-do list should contain small tasks that can be completed in no more than a few hours. Otherwise, they have no place here. This is where many people go wrong. They use the daily to-do list to remind them of what they need to do, but their use of the list ends here. They never distinguish the large projects on the list from the small tasks they need to complete first.

The result is usually the short-term main focus and an important reason why many people in the world fail to take the initiative to think. They think one day at a time and never move forward.

See that by not separating long-term goals and projects into other forms of productivity documents, the only checklist is your daily checklist, which is just a reminder of what you need to do. It is not used in a productive way to help you achieve your goals.

I see that many people don't realize that there are more types of lists, not just daily lists that can be used to improve work efficiency. They can not only make your to-do list more tidy and improve your work efficiency, but they can also make you a long-term thinker and can control your day instead of letting you control your day.

Consider using this list structure to organize your work efficiency, instead of the typical "daily list only" approach most people use:

Use the "primary goals" list as a long-term list of 90-180 days to plan the work to be completed within this time frame. What do you want to do in the next 3 to 6 months? What has had a huge impact on your work or life? These are the items that should be included in your "Overall Goal List". This is the "what" and "when" you want to accomplish.

Finally, use the "Daily Task List" to break the "Weekly Project List" into small tasks, each of which can be completed in just a few hours. These tasks are filtered from the other two lists, and ultimately enable you to complete each project you want to complete. Think of this list as the "how" of the work you want to accomplish.