You can even break an already-small to-do into microtasks: log onto computer, open Gmail, open email from co-worker, etc. Maybe a dozen micro to-dos make up your entire list if that’s what gets ...

‘I write tasks on brightly-coloured bits of paper and when I’ve done something, I strike it off the list, screw up the paper and throw it in the bin,’ Joanne notes. ‘It’s very satisfying.

My name is Sophie Cornish and I am a to-do list addict. It’s not pretty. I admit it’s caused rows with my family, they’ve begged me to break it but I just can’t let go.

To-Do lists can help with organisation but why is it so hard to get through one. This is how to write an efficient to-do lsit you can actually finish.

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10. Do put a date at the top of the list, and write estimated times next to each task. 11. Become comfortable with a life full of contradictions. 12. Number the items on your list.

How you approach or create your to-do list can make a big difference. Experts weigh in on how to write — and tackle — a to-do list to make it best work for you.

Kick-start your mini to-do list Like with the showering example above, often a task that should be one list item starts to feel like 20 smaller items. Use that to your advantage.

But a study suggests writing them down could help us get some sleep. According to research from Baylor University, people in a research study who wrote down their to-do lists for the next day were ...

Here’s how to tweak your next to-do list so it helps you feel happier at work. Why Your To-Do List Is Making You Miserable Most of the to-do lists we draw up are litanies of tedious tasks.