TaskPaper and To-Do List Bankruptcy Without the Trauma (icelab.com.au) 14 points by timriley 15y ago ↗ HN
[–] michaelhoney 15y ago ↗ Un-done to-dos are like unread books on the shelf: they tell us who we wanted to be. The fact that we haven't done them tells us who we really are. [–] timriley 15y ago ↗ Great point. A good reason to keep them around in some form, even if you only revisit them occasionally. [–] gwern 15y ago ↗ > "Your calendar never lies. All we have is our time. The way we spend our time _is_ our priorities, _is_ our 'strategy'. Your calendar knows what you really care about. Do you?"--Tom Peters
[–] timriley 15y ago ↗ Great point. A good reason to keep them around in some form, even if you only revisit them occasionally.
[–] gwern 15y ago ↗ > "Your calendar never lies. All we have is our time. The way we spend our time _is_ our priorities, _is_ our 'strategy'. Your calendar knows what you really care about. Do you?"--Tom Peters
[–] timriley 15y ago ↗ I had about 400 yet-to-be-completed items in my to-do list before I started afresh. Seemed like way too many. How about you?
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