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52 Projects: A Not-To-Do List

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It is my guess that many, most, all? Of us keep to do lists. But how many of us keep NOT to-do lists? These are lists of things not to do because they waste time and keep us from the things we should be doing. I’m guilty of doing many of the items on this list when the timing was not right. For instance checking e-mail, answering instant messages, refreshing my web page when nothing is really going on…

Link: 52 Projects: A Not-To-Do List.

Today is the day you start your project.

Wake up. Make your coffee. Sit down. Get to work.

Now, it should be that simple. Wake up and get to work.

But there are many distractions. Mental and otherwise.

So this is NOT a to-do list. This is a not-to-do list. You don’t need to check anything off, because these are things YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO.

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