In a forum recently a poster asked: What have you found most effective in keeping track of your business “to do” list?

Here was my response:

Index cards.

Keep a notebook where you jot down all the to-do items. Just keep adding them to the list. Don’t worry about the order in the book.

Every night transfer the most *important* item to the top of a new index card. You can also add other items that you think must be done… but everything that’s urgent is not necessarily important within the scope of your long-term goals.

Don’t be unrealistic about what you can achieve during the day. If you can only do 2 things on a regular basis, only put 2 things on the index card. That way you feel good about achieving rather than awful about not doing getting things done… “again!”

:-)

The simpler you keep it, the more likely it will get done.