201: Dump Your To-Do List: How to Really Plan for Success
Are you feeling a sense of dissatisfaction with writing and crossing things from your to-do list every day? It’s time for you to dump that list altogether!
To-do lists are ineffective and can actually hinder your productivity. But you’re so accustomed to using them as a way to plan your life and business, you might be thinking, “Well, what other way is there?”
There is another way! You can plan and prioritize tasks that help you focus on what truly matters and achieve your goals...without the to-do list.
In this episode of She Thinks Big, you’ll learn a few issues with to-do lists that make them ineffective. I’ll also discuss how you can still plan and get ahead when you no longer have a to-do list, and reveal the kind of list you should be working on instead.
What’s Covered in This Episode on How to Plan for Success
3:33 - Why you’re not really winning the battle between you and your to-do list
6:37 - Reasons why you should dump your to-do list forever
9:51 - One way you can tackle the big projects you don’t normally include on your to-do list
13:06 - How to plan and still get things done without the to-do list to fall back on
15:12 - What you can replace your to-do list with that will make a huge difference for you
Mentioned In Dump Your To-Do List: How to Really Plan for Success
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Quotes from the Episode
“Are you someone [who] writes things on a to-do list just so you can cross them off and get a little dopamine hit? I used to do that. I don’t anymore.” - Andrea Liebross
“When you’re operating from an unorganized to-do list, you’re in a constant state of decision fatigue.” - Andrea Liebross
“When was the last time you felt like you got everything done on your list? I’m going to go with ‘Never.’” - Andrea Liebross
Links to other episodes
88: How the Full Focus Planner System Changes the Way You Live and Work
89: Life Before and After Using the Full Focus System with Sarah and Cynde
170: How to Find the Time to Focus on Yourself, Your Goals, and Your Lifestyle Design with Stacie Simpson
152: How to Combat Decision Fatigue in Everyday Life
165: Embracing a Belief Plan: Mastermind Discussion From the She Thinks Big Live Stage
17: Why You Need a Belief Plan Instead of a To-Do List
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