Today is Take Action Day at LifeTweak.
The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it - John Ruskin
I got a little book for my birthday last month. It was hand-made and they called it a success journal. I was supposed to list down all my achievements in it. I usually use a to-do list to get things done to avoid complexities, but as I flipped through the colorful pages of this book, I was tempted to weigh the effects of a things-done list and that of my to-do list.
And today being Take Action Day at LifeTweak, let us evaluate the pros of ‘things-to-do’ and ‘things-done’ lists.
Things to Do
- To-do lists keep you focused on your priorities.
- They simplify your daily life. The idea behind this is to stop choking your mind and to have everything on paper.
Things Done
- Things done lists help you track your progress. The more you write down your achievements, the more confident you feel.
- They help you stop by and reward yourself for what you’ve done, thus bringing a sense of happiness and peace.
So we arrive at a question:
- Which one is more productive? A things-to-do list or things-done list?
The answer is pretty obvious that both are essential for success. But most times we forget to reward ourselves for what we have achieved.
People are most productive when they feel good about themselves.
Why not celebrate small victories that come your way? Imagine how you’d feel to look at a little book full of achievements. There is no point in achieving things if you do not know where you stand.
So my 6 steps to get my goals done are,
- Focus on the most important things.
- De-clutter your mind.
- Commit yourself to follow your to-do list.
- Write down achievements in a success journal.
- Take a few minutes to feel good about what you’ve done.
- Move forward at a good pace so that your journal is full of achievements in a year’s time from now.
By the way, I’m planning to finish up my journal in the next six months’ time.
Note: I prefer using blablalist to do this online.
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I too got a book mate! A really cute one! :) and i’ve already started to write and now what you’ve told in this post is very similar to what i planned! :D
Check out David Allen’s Getting Things Done book. It’s great for this type of system.