How you approach or create your to-do list can make a big difference. Experts weigh in on how to write — and tackle — a to-do list to make it best work for you. As we head into the new year, maybe you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in business and issues surrounding women at work. We’ve all fallen into the trap of trying to do too much at ...

Nearly two-thirds of professionals write to-do lists, but 41% percent of all to-do list items never actually get done, according to research from the project-tracking software provider iDoneThis. In ...

You may not think your hastily scrawled to-do list has “an irresistible magic,” but Italian philosopher and novelist Umberto Eco would have disagreed. Eco held up this simple practice, which humans ...

We rounded up some of our go-to to-do list tips, including making time-based goals, sorting tasks into categories, and ditching the list altogether. Share on Pinterest There’s nothing quite like the ...

Ever feel like your to-do list is an endless mountain, and you're stuck at the bottom, overwhelmed by ...

Delete, strikethrough, checkmark, or the old-fashioned pencil on paper. You definitely know that feeling you get when you can cross an item off your never-ending to-do list. But that accomplishment ...

This story was originally published on Jan. 4, 2023, and has been updated to include a rerun of the podcast episode. When I looked at my to-do list recently, I noticed that it was kind of all over the ...

In a world filled with electronic devices, I still get great satisfaction by crossing out items on a handwritten to-do list. In fact, I find that I am more likely to complete a task if I write it down ...

Removing items from your to-do list is a helpful skill for when you feel stressed and overwhelmed. Like any other skill, your ability to do this can be improved through learning and practice. Try ...