Making a to-do list is a great way to see at a glance what you need to get accomplished in a day. However, some to-to lists help productivity more than others, and a bad to-do list might do more harm than good. If you can invest a little bit of time planning out your tasks for the day in a clear and achievable list you will be able to accomplish things much more smoothly. Here are a few ways that you can make the best to-do list possible: Break it down. Adding a huge task such as “clean the house” to your to-do list can overwhelm you. Divide this task into several small … [Read more...]
What Are You Waiting For? Effective Cures for Procrastination
Is your motto, “why do today what I can put off until tomorrow?” Procrastination is an easy habit to slip into, as it is incredibly tempting to avoid doing something that is not urgent. When a project is due, the house needs cleaning, or a form needs filling out, we often decide that we will get away with doing it another day. However, procrastination can really come back to bite us when the deadline looms near and we realize that we have left way too much work for ourselves. Every college student who has gotten in trouble for snoring in class after pulling an all-nighter finishing … [Read more...]
