{"id":4737,"date":"2019-04-05T09:19:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/?p=4737"},"modified":"2019-04-05T09:19:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:19:32","slug":"help-my-to-do-list-it-way-too-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/help-my-to-do-list-it-way-too-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Help, My To-Do List it Way Too Long!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I just read an interesting and entertaining article about\nhow all to-do lists tend to get too long after only a few weeks or months of\nuse, and then we give up on them. It\u2019s a funny and informative article, and it describes the<\/em> problem<\/em> well. However, I definitely don\u2019t<\/em> agree with the author\u2019s solution <\/em>(Sticky Notes\u2014Really?). As a 1MTD or MYN user, you already have the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in any case, here\u2019s the link to the article: https:\/\/medium.com\/swlh\/why-high-performers-dont-use-to-do-lists-5d298045444d<\/a>. Perhaps the problem statement in that article resonates and inspires you to take action (just don\u2019t get serious about his fix).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Already Have the\nFix to an Overloaded To-Do List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know, the thing is, both my 1MTD and MYN to-do list\nsystems solutions are designed from the ground-up to solve that overloaded-list\nproblem. In both 1MTD and MYN, the use of Urgency Zones and size-limits in each\nzone are phenomenal solutions to the typically overloaded to-do list. And the\nuse of start dates in MYN takes it to the next level (if unsure about which\nsystem to use, be sure to see my\nrecent article<\/a> about the difference between 1MTD and MYN). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Derailed System?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, even the best plans can get derailed, and even though you are using one of my systems, I bet many of you have more than 5 high priority items and more than 20 normal or medium priority items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A quick way to see that is, if you are using Windows Outlook, simply check the number next to the priority label in the To-Do Bar, as shown in the figure below\u2014the list below is overloaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If yours is like that, or worse, I bet you are starting to suck wind a bit every time you review your list. Maybe some important things are even dropping through the cracks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Fix<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a 1MTD or MYN user, and this sounds like you, then read my short articles at the two links below, both are about cleaning up a 1MTD or MYN list. One beauty of the 1MTD and MYN systems is that they are very easy to clean up in a quick sitting. The steps are much faster than you think, and the relief is palpable once you do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it’s time for you to take back control, then follow the links to one or both of my cleanup articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How\nto know when 1MTD or MYN is Bogging Down<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviving\nyour Neglected Outlook To-Do List<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just read an interesting and entertaining article about how all to-do lists tend to get too long after only a few weeks or months of use, and then we give up on them. It\u2019s a funny and informative article, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[30,31,34,33],"class_list":["post-4737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-1mtd","tag-myn","tag-overload","tag-to-do-list"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4737"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4777,"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4737\/revisions\/4777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}