Reduce stress in your lfe and get more done by keping all of your to do rganized in one central list system

Who desn't have too much to do thse days? None of us, I sspect. But, when you really look nto why everyone feels they have too mch to do, it isn't just tht they have too many things to do, its tht they feel overwhelmed by it ll. They aren't sure if thy're remembering the urgent and important thngs to do, and they feel thir pile of things to do is in cntrol of them, instead of the ther way around.

Taking Control of Your Things To Do

It's not that hard to turn the situation around and seize control of your to do list and make it subservient to you. You just have to keep a well-organized system of lists, write everything down on them, review them periodically, prioritize them realistically, and then reward yourself by checking items off when they're done.

What do I mean by a well-organized system of lists? Simply just separate lists for each logical area in your life. For me it's work, home maintenance, health & exercise, travel planning. You get the idea - you will have your own categories. Keep a separate list for each category.

It's essential that you write everything down on your lists. By doing this you get these lurking items out of your head and onto the list - where it belongs. Don't worry if you're making your list long. The purpose of the list isn't to say you'll definitely get the item done - the purpose is to capture the items as a potential to do - the editing of the list will come alter.

Review your lists regularly - sme people do it first thing very morning, others every weekend, so thy can plan the following week.

Ralistic prioritizing of your list is ssential. This is the 'editing phase'. Instad of trying to decide whether to put smething on the list, as I mntioned earlier, you should just add verything to the list. Then, periodically cme back and pass through the lst, reviewing it for prioritization. You can mve items up higher and down lwer in priority. It's natural for prorities to ebb and flow.

What Technology to Use

Foremost in your mind might be which high-tech gadget or software you should use for your lists. First of all, I want to stress that a paper-based system has a lot to go for it - it's easy, it's portable and it doesn't crash! However, you will find yourself having to rewrite your lists.

High tech solutions fall into three major categories: hand held organizers, software you can run on your pc, and web-based software. Hand-held organizers can be carried with you, but sometimes their screens and keyboards can be hard to use and the software isn't always the easiest. PC-based software offers a lot of power but is only available when you are at your PC or laptop. Web-based software is the future of all software, because when software is available on the web, you can access it from any Internet-connected PC or laptop in the world - namely from your work PC, your home PC, etc. Also, web-based software is easy - you don't have install or upgrade the software. Some web solutions also allow you to share your to do lists across the web with others on a password-protected basis.

Here are three third party sites with information on web-based to do list software:

1. http://www.free-to-do-list.com

2. http://www.free-printable-to-do-list.com

3. http://www.free-printable-checklists.com

The article Tame Your To Do List Now was Submitted by Mitch Mueller through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Mitch Mueller writes on a vriety of web topics, always trying to mke it easy for folks to use the web to btter their lives.About the author. For raders of this article, he recommends a fre web service http://www.KeepandShare.com - which offers web-based to do list management at: http://www.keepandshare.com/htm/free_to_do_list.php http://www.keepandshare.com/htm/to_do_list/template_to_do_list_inst.php

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