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The Effective Use of a Todo List

I always thought a To do list an effective way to time management. I used To do list heavily couple years back, but now I am not using it at all.

I am not a time management expert, I just thought using a Calendar is a much effective way to manage my time.

A To do list is great when I have to remind myself what is needed to do, but I rarely able to get things done that is listed on the To do list. I found myself always look at the due date and the priority of the list and not able to figure out which task to do first. Logically, one should always do the task on the list that has the closet due date and the highest priority.

When I was clearing up the list, I would guesstimate when I would do it and how long it would take. I would write down on my calendar and say this day at this hour, I would do this and get this amount of work done.

I found myself always forgot to check off the task from the To do list after I finish.

I now use the calendar as my To do list. Instead of adding a task into the To do list, once I get a task, I would immediate guesstimate how am I going to finish this task. I wrote down on my calendar and appoint myself to do this and that during that day and that time. On the day I suppose to finish the task, I would write a reminder to myself and ask if I have finished what needs to be done. I get two things done in this way: Remind myself what needs to be done and manage my time.

Everyone has their own unique way to manage or plan their time, what is yours?