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Research Says…
41% of to-do list items are never completed.
(Source: The Busy Person’s Guide to the Done List, iDoneThis)
Second, and similar to the first problem, to-do lists make it really easy to
work on the urgent instead of the important. That’s why I still have “Create
annual family photo album for 2013” still on my to-do list (from two years
ago!). Do you know how many men have had “colonoscopy” on their to-do list

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year after year?!
Research Says…
50% of to-do list items are completed within a day, many within the first hour of being written down.
(Source: The Busy Person’s Guide to the Done List, iDoneThis)
Third, to-do lists cause unnecessary stress. Indeed, when we carry around a
long list of undone items it’s one way to remember them. But it’s also a constant
reminder, a constant nagging, that there are many things we still need to deal
with. No wonder we feel overwhelmed. No wonder at night we collapse
exhausted, but fight insomnia as our brain processes all that still has to get done.
No wonder our bodies are breaking down from stress.
Research Says…
The Zeigarnik effect is a psychological term based on studied that show unfinished goals cause intrusive,
uncontrolled thoughts.
Live Life from Your Calendar
Highly successful people don’t have a to-do list, but they do have a very well-
kept calendar. One of the most consistent messages I got from all the interviews
and research I did for this book was that no matter what it is, if you truly want to
get it done, schedule time for it.
In Their Own Words…
Use a calendar and schedule your entire day into 15-minute blocks. It sounds like a pain, but this will set
you up in the 95th percentile as far as organization goes. If it's not on the calendar, it doesn't get done. If
it's on the calendar, it gets done no matter what. Use this not just for appointments, but workouts, calls,
email blocks, etc.