This is great for checklists (like the list of items you need to get) but not great for context. Once you do this, you will have a checkbox where you can type in the to-do item, and as soon as you hit Enter a new checkbox will appear for the next item on the list. I like the idea of a blank page that I can use to serve as the whole task, or how that page can be a window opening up to a world of projects and tasks all with some common thread.Ĭlick any image in this post for a larger hi res version In short, I can do things many different ways. One of the things that caught my eye about Notion was the free-form style. Without that, it actually can create more stress, because I don’t know when or how, so my mind will keep reminding me that I still need to get the milk! What is the next thing I need to do, to actually GET that milk? Either I need to know when I plan on going to the store, or when I plan to order it online via Instacart!Įven something as simple as remembering the milk needs more context in terms of when and how I plan to get it. When should I remember the milk? If I remember it now, while I am sitting at my computer, that isn’t very useful.

For some things, like “remember the milk”, that’s fine. But they are supposed to relieve stress, so how can they have the opposite effect? The quick answer is that most to-do lists lack context.

Most people’s to-do lists create more stress instead of relieving it.

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