A friend of mine shared a Buzzfeed list with me a while back: 27 Signs You Know You’re an Obsessive List Maker. As I read through the list, I realized that, as so many Buzzfeed lists uncannily do, nearly every item applied to me!
I love meeting people who are just as organized as I am and getting the chance to learn something new from them. I went to the BlogHer conference in Chicago last weekend (more about the productivity tips and tricks on outsourcing that I learned there to come soon!) and met Andrew Mellen, bestselling author of Unstuff Your Life. Needless to say, he’s an expert at staying organized and keeping it together! So I thought he’d be the perfect “list producer” to feature:
Q: Why do you call yourself a compulsive list producer?
A: I don’t. I call myself a practical list producer.
Q: What do you make lists about?
A: Things I need to do that need to get out of my head, onto a page, then onto my calendar.
These are typically:
Errands
Home Projects
Work Projects
Remember that song “Working for the Weekend” by Loverboy from the 80s?
Another to-do app is shutting down! Orchestra is joining Astrid and closing up shop.
Sometimes the hardest part about list making is deciding where to keep your lists. It can be handy to use an app on your phone, or a program like Evernote, where you can access your lists anywhere, anytime online. Using paper has its benefits, too — every finished task comes with the
satisfaction of crossing the item off your list. Read more