274 - STOP Trying To Finish The To-Do List

<p class= "m_-6530510564644068238bard-text-block m_-6530510564644068238style-scope"> Last week, we talked about why it’s <a class= "m_-6530510564644068238bard-text-block m_-6530510564644068238style-scope" href="https://organize365.com/impossible/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://is-tracking-link-api-prod.appspot.com/api/v1/click/6097281349582848/5779791378644992&source=gmail&ust=1554484065399000&usg=AFQjCNE2xcy2CQ-zupnxc2G-h8JdPzcNgg">impossible to be behind when you’re organizing</a>. We covered how organizing will always pay you in time and finished with a discussion about why you should aim for progress, not perfection.</p> <p class= "m_-6530510564644068238bard-text-block m_-6530510564644068238style-scope"> Shifting your mindset to focus on progress rather than perfection takes practice. We become so obsessed with ticking off every task on our to-do lists that we lose sight of the progress we’ve made.</p> <p class= "m_-6530510564644068238bard-text-block m_-6530510564644068238style-scope"> A few of you recently messaged me and asked me to talk about how you can change the way you structure and plan your time. It’s easy to let your to-do list control your time and how you spend it, which is only part of the reason why I think it is time to eliminate your to-do list.</p> <p class= "m_-6530510564644068238bard-text-block m_-6530510564644068238style-scope"> Yes, you read that right.</p> <p class= "m_-6530510564644068238bard-text-block m_-6530510564644068238style-scope"> Eliminate your to-do list.</p> <p class= "m_-6530510564644068238bard-text-block m_-6530510564644068238style-scope"> Don’t re-prioritize it. Don’t take tasks off and move them onto next week’s to-do list. I want you to take your to-do list, hold it up and set a flame to it (you know, hypothetically).</p> <p class= "m_-6530510564644068238bard-text-block m_-6530510564644068238style-scope"> You might not know this about me, but it’s been 18 months since I wrote out and completed my last to-do li