Write an “Ignore List”
I'll admit it, I have to-do lists for my to-do lists, to re-priorize things. I've even written things on to-do lists that I had accomplished along the way, just to bolster the sensation that I had accomplished more. But that's what the crazy happens- I start getting obsessed with the to-do lists. Not good.
"Most people have a to-do list, but to succeed in today’s distraction-prone world, you also have to ask yourself: What’s not worth doing? Jot down what you’re willing to disregard—e-mails you have no intention of responding to, vacuuming, the guilt of not vacuuming. Review the list from time to time to make sure that nothing on it is getting your undeserved attention."
This is from "Real Simple" a magazine which I love. What a great reminder.
