Chris:

I have a question for you at the end...

> The tutor told us to list everything we
> needed to do the next day then pick ten
> items and prioritise them one to ten. I
> started making this my last task every day.
> It was great to come in the next morning
> with a work plan.

And, of course, it means you were accomplishing the most important things.

> "That's fine" he said, "but
> have you considered sitting down at the end
> of the day and making a list of what you've
> actually achieved?"

> "Bastard" I thought and from that
> day stopped making my lists.

WHY?

> What can be better than making a list of
> what you've done, achieved, succeeded at?
> Some people even keep a success log. You
> might think you don't have much to put down
> but there will always be something even it
> it's just getting out of bed alive and well.

> Yes you should plan your days and set your
> goals but spend some time enjoying your
> successes. You deserve it.

You stopped making your To-Do lists and instead started making What-I-Have-Done lists, right?

So now, instead of actually accomplishing the most important things as you had been doing, you spent time looking back on minor things as if they were big and important in a kind of "look what I have done" bragging to yourself way.

Is that how it went?

That's all fine and well... if you want to make yourself feel good. Thought I fail to see how that actually helps you achieve more. Specially since you no longer take the time to figure out what the most important tasks are and do them.

I can see how doing both could help.

I'm a little confused about what you actually do now. Do you now make your Important To Do list as well as your What I Have Done list? Or do you just wing it during the day and only look back at what you have achieved?

Michael Ross


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