This is not to say I haven't been doing the things I write down until now, but I've long lost count of the number of items that have stayed on my to-do lists for days, weeks, or even months without getting completed. Finally, I just get sick of them or realize they don't apply anymore and they get tossed out with the other remains of the list like the moldy leftovers in the fridge. Sure, there are many strategies out there already for making a manageable to-do list, but let's say you tried them all and it's still not working for you. You sit there and stare at your perfectly worded and structured laundry lists, and the freaking motivation to move just doesn't come, what do you do?

 

I propose a [simple] solution: Take that one to-do on your list that you're absolutely dreading into an epic to-do. Make it sound so freaking awesome and ridiculous that you can't help not crossing it off your list. Hell, make it so embarrassingly crazy that you just want to cross it off and burn your list before someone finds it and refers you to the nearest psychiatric ward. Instead of the generic "do laundry", put down something so bad you want it off your list immediately, like "MAKE IT RAIN ON DEM CLOTHES!!1!" I feel awkward just typing that out.

 

Fine, if you don't want to do something quite so drastic, I understand, but just make it a little more entertaining for yourself every time you check your list. You don't have to be laugh out loud funny, but you can at least be smiling on the inside. You are your own audience when it comes to to-do lists, so why not ease the tension a little? It'll make life more interesting, and hopefully a little easier, too.