Become Quote by Dinesh Paliwal

“The problem with many to-do lists is that when we write down a series of short-term objectives, we are, in effect, allowing our brains…

— Charles Duhigg

Generally speaking, there's some quality of compulsion that attaches itself to the idea of the list. It's true that lists organise the daily chaos…

— Katie Kitamura

“We instead find ourselves in distracting open offices where inboxes cannot be neglected and meetings are incessant—a setting where colleagues would rather you respond…

— Cal Newport

I am methodical about my email inbox, and I always have a physical to-do list. Without those two things, I think I'd lose my…

— Taylor Jenkins Reid

I have trashed the to-do list to help my brain.

— Brigid Schulte

Lists help us manage the chaos of our lives—to impose order, if only for a moment. Writing a list clears the mind. … Once…

— Sasha Cagen

I'm obsessed with making lists.

— Rachel Nichols

I love to-do lists.

— Louise Wilson

If you are working from your inbox, you are working on other people’s priorities.

— Donald Rumsfeld

I'm known for having a very small to-do list and a big don't-do list.

— Michael Rapino

“The biggest problem we face today is “reactionary workflow.” We have started to live a life pecking away at the many inboxes around us,…

— Jocelyn K. Glei

“In fact, most to-do lists are actually just survival lists—getting you through your day and your life, but not making each day a stepping-stone…

— Gary Keller