TaskPaper and To-Do List Bankruptcy Without the Trauma (opens in new tab)

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14 pointstimriley15y ago4 comments

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michaelhoney15y ago· 2 in thread

Un-done to-dos are like unread books on the shelf: they tell us who we wanted to be. The fact that we haven't done them tells us who we really are.

gwern15y ago

> "Your calendar never lies. All we have is our time. The way we spend our time _is_ our priorities, _is_ our 'strategy'. Your calendar knows what you really care about. Do you?"

--Tom Peters

timrileyOP15y ago

Great point. A good reason to keep them around in some form, even if you only revisit them occasionally.

timrileyOP15y ago

I had about 400 yet-to-be-completed items in my to-do list before I started afresh. Seemed like way too many. How about you?

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