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The To-Done List and the To-Don’t List
Time commitment to get started: Medium
Type: Abstract
Perfect for people who: Spend too much time worrying about how much didn’t get done yesterday/have a lot of bad habits that prevent productivity.
What it does: Flips the traditional to-do list on its head in order to look at productivity in a new way.
To make a To-Done list, keep track of what you’ve accomplish throughout the day. Rather than focusing on all that’s left to do, keep your focus on your progress. Review your to-done list at the end of every day.
If you try this and it feels a little silly, stick it out for a day or two. You might find that you’ve accomplished a lot more than you thought — and research shows that progress (no matter how small) is a huge motivator.
You can also try the To-Don’t List.
It’s exactly what it sounds like. Make a list of activities and bad habits that you want to avoid and write them down. Then check them off as you manage to avoid each.
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1.34K reads
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Time Blocking
Time commitment to get started: Low
Type: Visual, abstract
Perfect for people who: Find small tasks and interruptions are taking over the whole day.
What it does: Holds you accountable to your daily plan by allo...
1.9K
2.16K reads
Must, Should, Want
Time commitment to get started: Medium
Type: Abstract, visual
Perfect for people who: Need to prioritize tasks, but tend to go for lists over graphs.
What it does: Prioritizes your tasks by urgency, ensures that...
1.93K
3.93K reads
Eating Live Frogs: Do the Worst Thing First
Time commitment to get started: Low
Type: Abstract
Perfect for people who: Tend to put off important items, resulting in missed deadlines or rushed work.
What it does: Helps to avoid procrastination while ensuri...
1.98K
5.24K reads
The Eisenhower Matrix
Time commitment to get started: Medium
Type: Visual
Perfect for people who: Like graphs, have trouble seeing things in black-and-white, and would rather prioritize on a continuum than stuff tasks into a few categories.
W...
1.79K
1.02K reads
Pomodoro/Sprints
Time commitment to get started: Low
Type: Abstract
Perfect for people who: Desperately need to get something done and have a tendency to get distracted.
What it does: Helps you maintain focus for longer by split...
1.84K
1.85K reads
Systemist
Time commitment to get started: Medium
Type: Abstract, visual, tactile
Perfect for people who: Feel overwhelmed with the number of things they need to do
What it does: Keeps track of everything you need...
1.83K
1.15K reads
Getting Things Done
Time commitment to get started: Medium
Type: Abstract, visual, tactile
Perfect for people who: Have a lot of loose ends rattling around in the brain and need a way organize it all.
What it does: Gets your though...
1.9K
1.52K reads
Biological Prime Time
Time commitment to get started: High
Type: Abstract, visual
Perfect for people who: Love data and self-experimentation and want to optimize their days for maximum productivity.
What it does: Tracks your biologic...
1.79K
1.93K reads
The SMART Method
Time commitment to get started: Medium
Type: Abstract
Perfect for people who: Are in the early phases of a big project and need to strategize before jumping in.
What it does: Turns big, abstract ideas and goals ...
1.91K
2.66K reads
Agile Results
Time commitment to get started: Medium
Type: Abstract
Perfect for people who: Are goal-oriented and/or are tackling complex projects and need to keep to a timeline.
What it does: Focuses on outcomes and prioriti...
1.77K
1.23K reads
The Action Method
Time commitment to get started: Medium
Type: Abstract
Perfect for people who: Need to turn creative brainstorming into an actionable to-do list.
What it does: Tidies up the messier aspects of creative work.
1.84K
2.56K reads
Personal Kanban
Time commitment to get started: Low
Type: Visual, Tactile
Perfect for people who: Have a tendency to start a lot of projects but finish very few of them.
What it does: Helps you visualize progress on all of your...
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Accomplishments list
Instead of focusing on what’s on our to-do list, acknowledge the things you've accomplished.
Keep a running accomplishments list as you go about your week—and when the week is done, celebrate what you’ve gotten done.
4. Make a “done” list.
Many of us aren’t as productive during a pandemic as we are under normal circumstances — and that's totally understandable. But staring at a long list of unfinished tasks on your to-do list is only going to make you feel worse about yourself. Instead, compile a “done” list of all...
The "Done" List
By writing down all the tasks you complete, you see where your time goes.
By making a "done" list, you can make better decisions when you have hard data on your work, and you’ll be motivated to keep at it when you can actually see your progress.
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