How to Harness the Power of To-Do Lists in Your Short-Term Time-Management Plans

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To-do lists are useful to help you prioritize and achieve goals you set out to reach within the following days or weeks, but they can also be daunting. They’re a constant reminder of what you have not yet done! In this video, you’ll learn how to re-imagine to-do lists: as a way to clear mental space, to celebrate what is already done or pinpoint what you don't need to worry about until others do things first. Crucially, they can help you emotionally and make you more efficientand happy as they help you refocus on what you have achieved, not what you haven’t.

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