Your Health's Journal

If you are someone who loves to write things down, you probably have lists and notes all over the place. Notebooks and journals on your desk, a notepad in your kitchen, a planner in your bedroom or purse, and multiple to-do lists scattered around. The problem is that they aren’t organized. With 10 different to-do lists and shopping lists, it’s hard to keep up with them or see what actually needs to be done.

This is where the master to-do list comes in. It compiles all those lists and notes you have into one “master” list. One place where you keep absolutely everything you need to reference, whether it is an errand to run, task to complete, home project to start, or item to buy. It is all there on your master to-do list.

–What is a Master To-Do List?

A master to-do list is one list that combines all of the other lists and notes you have lying around. Think of your brain clutter and what you are constantly thinking of, consider all the journals and notebooks with random notes, and all the many to-do lists you have on paper and digitally. You could have all of this on one big list with a master to-do list.

This is not just for productivity and home management, but for your personal life, and anything you want to do. It could be places you want to travel to, experiences you want to have, or even just books you want to read. It all goes on the master to-do list.

–What to Put on a Master To-Do List

Your master to-do list can include absolutely anything you want, but typically all those notes and lists you often write down. You can split it up into multiple categories or dividers to make sense. It might include things like:

• Items you want to purchase
• Places you want to go
• A seasonal or holiday bucket list
• Chores and tasks you have been putting off
• Home renovation projects
• Errands you need to run
• Gift buying lists for birthdays and holidays
• Movies or TV shows you want to watch
• Activities you want to do

The list goes on, depending what you want to do in your life.

–How to Get Started

It can seem a little intimidating to start a master to-do list, but there are 4 strategies for simplifying the process:

• Gather all of your lists: Start by tracking down all those different lists you inevitably have. Remember to look in notebooks and journals, on sticky notes, on printed to-do lists, on your computer and other gadgets, and the notes on your phone. Put all the lists together and start writing down what is on the lists, not worrying about repeat items.
• Find notes, notebooks, and journals: In addition to lists, you can also look at other notes you have taken on your phone, notepads, and journals to see if anything should be added to your master to-do list.
• Do a brain dump: At this point, it is time to do a brain dump. This allows you to get all of that stored information in your brain onto paper so you can start adding more to your to-do list. Just get a journal or notebook and write whatever is on your mind.
• Consider the different areas of your life: Lastly, you can write down the different areas of your life you consider a priority for a to-do list, such as shopping for essentials, saving money to buy higher-ticket items, cleaning or organizing tasks, home renovation projects, places you want to go, errands you need to run, chores you have to complete, things you want your kids to experience, movies you want to watch. There is so much to think about.

–Create a Binder With Your Master To-Do List

How you decide to put your master to-do list together is completely up to you, but since it has multiple categories and will be a growing list, a binder is one of the best ways to organize it. For a binder master to-do list, you will need a binder, a 3-hole punch, a printer for your printables, and possibly dividers for the different categories.

This allows you to use printables for your master to-do list instead of writing everything out on blank pieces of paper. Lately I think creating a to do list is a good thing, because it helps you keep your life organized. And I can say that it works for me because I have everything planned to have a successful and productive day.

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