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WHY TO DO LISTS ARE HELPFUL


I start each day with a to-do list. It could have as much as 10 items on it, or as few as five. And I’ve experienced so many benefits from this life-saving practice, such as: 
  •  To-do lists help me to stay focused because they enable me to keep track of my dreams and goals. If my dreams and goals are a big watermelon, then my daily to-do list would be like cutting it into small chunks of digestible pieces.
  • Writing a to-do list is a practice that brings my dreams closer and makes them more practical. Having a to-do list helps to keep me more focused, as it works as an external reminder of my goals and tasks that I need to perform in order to achieve those big goals.
  • A to-do list also makes me accountable for the promises that I make to myself, and there’s no better feeling than ticking off as many tasks as possible on my list.  Now that's what I call productivity! 
DOWNSIDE
Hard as I try, I’m not always able to complete the items on my to-do list and that’s something that I used to feel bad about. 

But these days I just do my best and give my all to each task, and if at the end of the day, there are some tasks that I haven’t completed, I just know that they just weren’t meant to be completed on that particular day. 

I just cross them over to the next day’s to do list and do them first thing in the morning so that they don’t get overlooked the second time around.

HOW-TO
I often keep a dedicated diary, journal, or just a clear book that’s dedicated to my daily to-do list. 

Things I include in my to-do list 
  • A list of my goals for the day and the tasks that I need to complete in order to realize those goals.
  • Daily income and expenditure. Keeping a daily record of income and expenditure has taught me a lot about myself and my spending habits. This is especially important as an entrepreneur because the money you make comes in at an unpredictable flow. So keeping track of my finances daily keeps me disciplined and accountable.

TO WRAP UP
A to do list is an expression of the small daily steps that I take towards realizing my dreams and goals. It’s an easy, efficient, and inexpensive record-keeping system.
So if you haven’t started yet, I'd definitely advise anyone to have a to-do list. You'll thank yourself for it. 

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