Right so your getting ready for the new academic year and you're all fired up. You think about the things you need to sort out before you get started. I.E: Job, Student Loan, Garms/Clothes, Books etc... Something that most of us do to sort out the stress of dealing with a multitude of things, is to write a to-do list!!!To-do lists, in my opinion are fantastic. They're simple, self explanatory and really take an unnecessary load off your brain. Despite the amount of Pro's it has..not many people see or feel the need to write down their activities or scribble down what they need to do. Now theres a number reasons for why not, some of which I'll get into later..however, the most common reason I've heard, interested me:
"NO I DON'T USE TO-DO LISTS, COZ' THEY DON'T WORK AND I NEVER DO IT ALL ANYWAYS"
Alot of people say thats being real with yourself, a lot of people say thats their style of doing things. I disagree to a certain extent with both of these. Theres a greater truth behind keeping a to-do list than we all think!
Have you ever heard someone say,"I'm gonna get a car by the new year" and never do it... or furthermore have you ever heard someone say "For my New Year's Resolution, I will X, Y, Z...." and fail to deliver. We all at some point have made resolutions and not kept to them. But what do we do after we fail is key.
The majority of people as time goes on will eventually give up on resolutions and state "THEY'RE UNREALISTIC". This is untrue because some people actually achieve their resolutions. You see writing a to-do list or listing resolutions lie with the person in question. The method is flawed and made ineffective if the individual fails to keep to it. Writing something down and achieving it, is a way of building integrity, self-belief and productivity. When you we say "I'll do something" and don't do it, sub-consciously we've deceived ourselves. If we deceive ourselves, we damage our belief in our self. Hence, low self-belief!!
Of course this is true!!! As human beings it's hard to believe dishonest people. If you're dishonest, you know not to believe yourself concerning setting goals and therefore you come up with something like "It's not for me". This is why we state that people don't have the confidence to put themselves out on the line, because they've tried sooo many times before and failed, and don't wanna risk the same dishonesty, shame or fate.
I encourage all to use to-do lists in future, because it is challenging and is healthy for character. I intend to write many blogs and articles on goal-setting, to do lists and resolutions in future, however, in the meantime have a look at 3 reasons I listed for to-do lists.
3 GOOD REASONS FOR A TO-DO LISTS
- Builds Confidence/ Integrity: These characteristics are key for progress. If you don't test yourself against your own word, theres no pressure on you to challenge yourself and you can become complacent and remain in a comfort zone. When we test our own words (e.g. set an audacious goal and proclaim/vow that you'll complete it) and succeed, there is a reward that accompanies it that cannot be achieved any other way. INTEGRITY/ HONESTY & CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF...
- Helps You Remember: It relieves your brain of having to do 10,000 things at once. The more space you have in your brain, the healthier, the easier and the better it'll be for everyday life...
- Gives You Accountability Of Your Time: It tells you what you've done with your time. Once you've recorded what you've done with your time, you can evaluate and see whether you need to step up or maintain. Some people don't like admitting that their wasting their time, or that they're over their bill (avoid phoning 150) or even that they couldn't do something... Let me stress something, Without admitting it YOU'LL NEVER LEARN/PROGRESS!!
So my friends with all that said I leave with this one question. TO-DO or NOT TO-DO LIST.....THAT IS MY QUESTION TO YOUUUU!!
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