The "To-Don’t List"

Does your To-Do list get too long? Does it make you feel overwhelmed that you have so many things you have to do? The solution: To-Don’t Lists.

Let’s face it: To-Do lists just don’t make you do everything (if anything). Why? Because you’re doing all the stuff you shouldn’t be doing.

Confused? No worries. Let’s take this example To-Do list:



This is only six short(ish) tasks; most To-Do lists are even longer. But instead of just focusing on what you have to get done, why not focus on the problem. In other words, what are you doing that is stopping you from completing this To-Do list?

Enter the To-Don’t list.

• Although SparkNotes is easy to use, rather than actually reading the assigned book in English, it doesn’t really work for an IB kid (guilt, reading quizzes…). So, add that to the To-Don’t list.
• Playing Super Mario Galaxy won’t get those lines memorized for the school play, even though it is the best. game. ever. So, make that #2 on the To-Don’t list.
• I do love surfing StumbleUpon and Digg, but it is distracting when trying to get homework done (because the Internet has tons. of. cool. stuff.), so add that to the list, dude! (Why does no one say “dude” anymore?)
• And, of course, although searching absolutely random search queries may earn you a few SwagBucks, it doesn’t help you do anything productive. Sigh.

So yeah. You get the idea.

Thanks to http://theidlelife.com/for-your-to-do-list-create-a-to-dont-list/ for the inspiration. Go there for an article about it!

Now go make a To-Don’t list! (And then tell me what is on it, cuz, you know, I don’t have enough procrastination material already…)

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