For several years, I have kept two to-do lists for work (that’s how much I love them—one just wasn’t enough). One of my lists contains tasks that require deep, focused work and demand a decent chunk ...

Ever sit down to write a to-do list and realize you can't stop? The problem with to-do lists is they become a "catch all" for your career, life, home, and health. It's as if you were waving around a ...

While making a to-do list is a relatively easy task, following one can be more difficult. An effective to-do list requires a project-management approach, says Bob Simpson, president of Synchronicity ...

Rocks are the big tasks that are important, necessary to get on right away, and/or will take up a major chunk of time. Studying for a test, finalizing a major project at work, or cleaning the house ...

A to-do list is probably one of the most common strategies for keeping track of tasks and goals. But the problem with long and overly ambitious to-do lists is that they can overwhelm us with how much ...

This story was originally published on Jan. 4, 2023, and has been updated to include a rerun of the podcast episode. When I looked at my to-do list recently, I noticed that it was kind of all over the ...

No matter what method you choose to make your to-do lists, there’s something you should be adding to them to make sure that they’re as effective as possible—and to keep you motivated and on-track so ...

The more that other people can do for you, the more you can do overall. In an ideal world, your to-do list consists of things that only you can do. Your art, your magic, those things that play to your ...

We’ve all been there—staring at an ever-growing to-do list that feels more like a guilt trip than a productivity tool. No matter how hard you try, it seems impossible to check off everything, and by ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Do you feel extremely overwhelmed from looking at your to-do list? Do these tasks feel infinite and impossibly daunting? Do you dread ...