How to Write an Effective To-Do List

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Tip 1 - Five Best To-Do List Tips

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by adamweightman | permalink

As an entrepreneur, how can you be productive and ensure that you are focusing on the right areas? Every entrepreneur is a self-starter; it tends to come with the territory. Being an entrepreneur also means that you don’t necessarily have a daily playbook to follow. Many entrepreneurs are breaking new [...]
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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/vanessaloder/2014/06/02/five-best-to-do-list-tips/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Write an Effective To-Do List

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by ksutton | permalink

I remember trying out my first hour-by-hour schedule to help me get things done when I was 10. Wasn’t really my thing. I’ve since retired the hourly schedule, but I still rely on a daily to-do list. I went through the same motions every night in university....
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For further reading: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/09/09/how-to-write-an-effective-to-do-list/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - 5 Ways to Make Your To-Do Lists More Effective

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gordon Wingate | permalink

If your daily task list has become a compilation of things you never get done, use these tips to make it work for you.
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For further reading: http://www.fastcompany.com/3026738/work-smart/5-ways-to-make-your-to-do-lists-more-effective ^[3]

Tip 4 - To-Do Lists: The Key to Efficiency

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rocio Conejo | permalink

Learn how to use a Prioritized To-Do List to manage tasks effectively. Our free template will help you get everything done, in the right order.

For further reading: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_05.htm ^[4]

Tip 5 - Why “To-Do” Lists Don’t Work, and How to Change That

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Todd Proulx | permalink

Do you not only feel stressed and overwhelmed with all the things you need to do but also clueless how to improve your situation? Keep reading...

For further reading: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/why-lists-dont-work-and-how-change-that.html ^[5]

Tip 6 - Important: how to write a to-do list - Crew Blog

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by kotek | permalink

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Tip 7 - How to Make Your To-Do List Doable

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Williw | permalink

There's no better feeling than checking something off your to-do list. Done! Finished! Mission accomplished! Yet it's so easy to let a whole day or week go by without knocking one task off your list. How does that happen? Well, your to-do list can be a tool that guides you through your work, or it can be a big fat pillar of undone time bombs taunting you and your unproductive inadequacy. It all depends on how you write it.
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For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/270404/how-to-make-your-to-do-list-doable ^[7]