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The Productivity Boost Missing From Your To-Do List

Five takeaways:

1. Traditional to-do lists can be as detrimental as they can be helpful. Unexpected distractions arise, certain tasks spiral. They can often leave us feeling defeated and ineffective.
2. The Done List: Why not celebrate the small wins of the day and create a feeling of momentum simply by creating a list of tasks you’ve completed. At the end of the day, a “Done List” can create a greater sense of accomplishment and ability.
3. Small wins drive Big Achievements: A study involving over 200 white-collar workers revealed that clearly stating incremental progress on a bigger goal directly contributed to happiness in their work lives, and a crucial driver of performance.
4. Removing Ambiguity: Sometimes big goals do not have clear benchmarks, and progress can seem ambiguous. A “Done List” refocuses the journey of achievement on the smaller building blocks success requires.
5. Redefining Success: All too often, we equate not having completed a task with having done it wrong, or having failed. A “Done List” reminds us that our work and dedication can be unpredictable- and forces us to remember that there is always room for an unfinished task on the “done list” of tomorrow

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