My to-do list is a brain dump typically. I then have an area at the top of my todo list for stuff that has to get done - like jobs for clients or server maintenance, etc.
I also use a Notepad window on my desktop that I don't save that lists the things that I HAVE To get done TODAY. One of those items may say "Finish ONE item at the top of your todo list" and the others may mention various projects that have to get SOME attention at some point during the day - if even 5 minutes.
Every day that changes.
There's no realistic way to put my todos in a calendar. I'd spend half my day moving shit from one day to another. My first entry each day would be to update the calendar, and if I finish that task in time, do the stuff for that day.
I have to agree with a lot of his points about how Todo lists don't work, but I live by the fact that if I don't write it down, it WILL get forgotten, so if it's in a big todo list, so be it, at least I have a record of everything with notes attached to each item.
I also use a Notepad window on my desktop that I don't save that lists the things that I HAVE To get done TODAY. One of those items may say "Finish ONE item at the top of your todo list" and the others may mention various projects that have to get SOME attention at some point during the day - if even 5 minutes.
Every day that changes.
There's no realistic way to put my todos in a calendar. I'd spend half my day moving shit from one day to another. My first entry each day would be to update the calendar, and if I finish that task in time, do the stuff for that day.
I have to agree with a lot of his points about how Todo lists don't work, but I live by the fact that if I don't write it down, it WILL get forgotten, so if it's in a big todo list, so be it, at least I have a record of everything with notes attached to each item.