Add When and Where to Your To-Do List
To get things done in a timely manner, add a specifi c when and where to each task on your liststudies show that deciding in advance when and where you will complete a task can double or triple your chances of actually doing it.
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Add Where and When to Your To-Do List
To the tasks on your to-do list, add a specific when and where to each. Try the if-then planning (or the "implementation intentions").
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Having no to-do list, just a calendar
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