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Our Love Of Lists Makes the New York Times

September 5, 2012/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Just the Grocery List (Photo credit: Krissy.Venosdale)

Lists have officially made it! Did you see the opinion piece in this Sundays New York Times? (such a New Yorker thing to say btw.) It’s basically all about why we all love lists so much. Two friends and my mother-in-law sent me the article.

Here’s some of the highlights from the New York Times piece:

The web makes lists the easiest way to consume information. (If you’ve ever read an article with a headline like “9 Ways to Make Someone Fall in Love With You” you know what I mean.)
We have short attention spans.
We are competative — even in our list making. (Whose bucket list is cooler, who has read the most books?)
Lists tell stories about your life (What’s in your Netflix cue? It says something about you!)
Atul Gawande is the man when it comes to checklists. These are very sophisticated list making techniques that surgeons, pilots and construction workers use daily.
The Roget’s Thesaurus was created by compulsive list maker Peter Roget — from just a little list of words.

Make These Changes and Be Happier

September 4, 2012/4 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Decision Making, Fellow List Producers, Guest Posts, Health, Holidays, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, Reduce Stress, Relationships, Saving Money, Saving Time, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Brett Blumenthal

I’m a creature of habit — in grade school I would hate having to move desks! It seems like such a small thing but I remember having such an issue with this. But sometimes change is good and can present you with opportunities you wouldn’t necessarily come across (like sitting next to a cute boy in class!)

I’m fortunate enough to be acquainted with author and health expert Brett Blumenthal — she’s shared a list of small changes that will give big returns in the happiness department! Read more

Join My Virtual Meetup

August 28, 2012/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Reduce Stress, Relationships, Saving Time, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

L is for Lists (Photo credit: Swiv)

Since starting my Meetup group Lists & Libations in NYC I’ve gotten a lot of requests to organize a virtual Meetup. So I’m hosting one tonight for all the people who aren’t in NYC or can’t make our in-person Meetups.

There are 3 spots left in our Google+ Hangout tonight. If you’re interested in tonight’s theme: “Common List-Making Mistakes,” please signup and join us!

If there’s interest — I’d be happy to host more of these virtual Meetups so we can chat face to face! Hope to see you tonight.

‘Bucket List’ Makes it to the Dictionary

August 16, 2012/0 Comments/in Fellow List Producers, List Making, Oprah, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Dictionaries hold the answers (Photo credit: 3nglishN3rd)

Every year Merriam-Webster announces a list of new words being added to their dictionary. It’s like the Academy Award nominations for nerds. Being a lover of words — I’m always interested to see which ones made the list. In recent years there have been a few nods to pop culture.

This year’s newbies include:

Bucket list
Sexting
Gastropub
Man cave
Ear worm
Mash-up
Aha moment

I think you know which ones are my favorites here!

I’m thrilled that “bucket list” has made the list! It’s such an important tool for goal making and dreaming. Once you put something down on paper — it suddenly becomes tangible

Yay for Oprah — she’s made it to the dictionary! As a fan — I’ve listened to her and her guests talk about having an “aha moment” over and over. It’s good to see that this clever and catchy phrase has gotten it’s due.

Here’s a video of Oprah talking about what an “aha moment” is for her.

For the complete list and their definitions click here.

Tech Goddess Makes Lists Work For Her

July 31, 2012/4 Comments/in Apps, Benefits of List Making, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

As far as self-professed nerds go — Carley Knobloch is the coolest. I would call her a tech goddess in fact. I’ve talked about her site former Digitwirl.com because I really think it’s great. It’s a site dedicated to technology, apps, websites and products to make your life easier. Carley is also a featured speaker at BlogHer12.

She produces high-quality video and tips that are informative, quirky and cute. I’ve shared a few here for you to check out and will continue to do that. Digitwirl is how I learned about Smore.com, which I used to make my “Lists & Libations” Meetup flyer.

Carley isn’t only a tech nerd…er goddess..she’s also a list maker! So she’s this month’s featured list producer: Read more