Comments on: Do you do this, too?

By: Karen Toms

Karen Toms — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:59:24 +0000

I’m so there with you on this one.

I love the joy of crossing things off my to do list. And like you wonder why there are those 1 or 2 things that get carried through from list to list. I sometimes grit my teeth and make that 1 thing the first thing I do the next day so that I know that it’s not nagging me. Usually the relief of finally crossing it out makes me feel so much lighter that i then wonder why I didn’t do it sooner although I never seem to find the answer.

By: Mary Lawler

Mary Lawler — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:37:25 +0000

I’m a list maker, there is one on my fridge, in my car on my calendar and on my computer. I even make lists for other people to stand as a reminder of the ever present “What do you want me to do?” smart ass remark. For some people there is always something to do, we balance out the terminally lazy. I attribute my left over tasks as trying to fit a 10 pound day into a 5 pound bag. Just to make myself feel better I write down things I have already done, just to give myself the satisfaction of crossing it off. I think it is tied to our sense of accomplishment, but to attach guilt to it is an unnecessary addition to the list. I move the undone to a new list, I’ll get to it, but if it’s still on a list after 6 months I ditch it, it couldn’t have been that important anyway.

By: ilinap

ilinap — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:06:19 +0000

I do the exact same thing. And there’s nothing better than the sense of accomplishment of using a pen to scratch out a task that’s done. However, I attribute my leftover task(s) to pure procrastination. I just might start calling it an anchoring mechanism instead.

By: Edgy Mama

Edgy Mama — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:42:17 +0000

I love your doodles!

I have a pile of scribbled on to-dos on my desk, and I rarely complete them all by the end of any day. I notice that I tend to procrastinate the items I really dislike taking care of–stuff like paying bills and submitting invoices. I imagine that’s typical!

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:37:25 +0000

I have a similar issue.

I compose my daily “to-do” on Evernote –love checking off little boxes next to each item.

I won’t detail my GTD codependency. But let’s just say it’s a rare day that I check off every box.

On Twitter this morning someone tweeted something like, “Don’t you feel accomplished when you finish your most important “to-do” before 8am?”

The sad truth for me is, not really. I just look to the next task…

Thanks for making me ponder my compulsive habit!