A Plan VS A Task List

A task list:

• Is open ended
• Has no limits
• Is unordered or prioritized
• Grows without limits
• Never ends
• Has many levels of abstraction
• Just has tasks
• Doesn’t model anything
• Encourages overcommitment
• Leads to self-deception

A plan:

• Is specific
• Is bounded
• Is ordered
• Shrinks over time
• Ends
• Has two levels of abstraction
• Has tasks, appointments, dead time, filler activities
• Accurate model for the day
• Encourages realistic expectations
• Leads to honesty with self

Moral of the story: plan your day