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Join the List Maker’s Challenge

February 13, 2012/0 Comments/in Art, Benefits of List Making, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Reduce Stress/by Paula Rizzo

List makers seldom need an excuse to make a list. I make lists of things I’d like to do, movies I want to see, books I want to read, things I need to buy, etc. But what about list making just because? Oh yeah — I do that too! It’s one of the most fun forms of list writing — just jotting down ideas for the hell of it. You’d be surprised how much it makes you think and how creative you really are.

This March, I’m participating in the 30 Days of Lists Challenge again. I did it back in September and it was a blast. I’m a sponsor this time and this is my official link to get people to sign up. I even get a little kickback money if you sign up here. 😉 Early registration costs $8 and this is what it’s all about: Read more

5 Health Benefits of List Making

January 16, 2012/9 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Boost Memory, Decision Making, Fitness, Health, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Reduce Stress, Relationships, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

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Making a list will make you more organized, productive and efficient. But did you know that there are actual health benefits to list making too? Yes – it’s true. I’ve spoken with psychologists and surgeons about this topic and they’ve all said the same thing: lists will help you be healthier. Whether you’re writing down healthful goals or just making grocery lists — the benefits are equal:

1. Reduce Anxiety: How many times have you said “I have a million things to do – how am I going to get it all accomplished?” A list will help to ease those fears. As soon as you start writing things down on paper (or in your smartphone) and get it out of your head — your stress levels will drop. Read more

Lists Will Organize Your Life

November 1, 2011/6 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Boost Memory, Decision Making, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, Movies, Reduce Stress, Relationships, Saving Money, Saving Time, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

I think I may have met my list-making match! Sarah Welch from GetButtonedup.com is a task master, productivity expert and organizing guru. Her site gives tools to get everything in your life in check. I’ve guest blogged for her and really admire the empire she’s built on being on top of your game!

She’s my featured list producer this month because she’s used her organizing ways to become a great success.

Q: Why do you call yourself a compulsive list producer?

A: If I don’t have a list to work from, the million-and-one to-do’s that I have buzzing around my head, make me feel dazed and confused. If I try to get through the day without a list, I lose my ability to concentrate. I feel overwhelmed because my short-term memory is trying to “remember” things on my list by endlessly looping tasks at random, which ultimately makes me feel I have more to do than I actually do. When I start the day or week with a master list (which I sync up to my calendar), I can crank through things like nobody’s business. I feel sane, productive, and never worry for a second that important things are falling through the cracks. Read more

I’m the “Blogger of the Week”!

October 24, 2011/2 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, Radio, Reduce Stress, Relationships, Saving Money, Saving Time, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

I was lucky enough to be featured as the “Blogger of the Week” on Terry Jaymes “Alive” radio show on KIRO-FM in Seattle this past weekend. Terry and I chatted about my list making ways and how this blog started.

Please listen here and skip ahead to 20:51 for the beginning of my segment.

It was really fun and different to be on the other side of the interview. Usually I’m the one asking the questions — but Terry was terrific and engaging. This was the first time I had listened to Terry’s show and I think a lot of you will really like it. Terry is a big goal maker and even wrote a book about it to help people reach his or her full potential.

On his website the show is described as, “The real man’s approach of self-betterment” – advice, personal stories, edgy, humorous and honest – Terry Jaymes ALIVE is for anybody who chooses to live an extraordinary life.”

I’m all for that! Give it a listen on KIRO-FM’s website every Saturday night from 6pm-8pm Eastern. I’m so excited to have been a part of it!

Website Makes Your Life Easier With Lists

October 7, 2011/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Decision Making, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, Reduce Stress, Saving Money, Saving Time, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

List nerds rejoice! I’ve found a website where you can upload all sorts of lists and share them with others all over the Internet.

I’m all about this site because I share the exact same philosophy. Give me what I need to know in easy, bite-sized blurbs. They make it easy to share and add to lists. You can even embed them on blogs and in emails. And it’s lots of fun to make these lists and get suggestions from other people.

There are lists about just about anything on the site like:

“I Don’t Know How She Does It” List

Ways to Observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month

12 Tips for Packing for a Move

I even made one of my very own! Check it out and please add your own secrets for getting more accomplished at work.

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