To-Do List

What is the Purpose of a To Do List?

• Help capture and track work to be completed.

What Challenges are Associated with To Do Lists?

• Unconstrained Input: easy to add work without limits, leading to overload ¹
• Priority Dilution: everything feels equally important ¹
• Completion Bias: encourages small, easy tasks over meaningful work ¹

Footnotes

1. Be a Schedule Builder, Not a to-Do List Maker ↩ ↩² ↩³