“Make sure to include yourself in the list of things you need to take care of this week.” – unknown
During this last week when the kids had a week off from school, six-year-old Mr. D repeatedly asked at bedtime what we were doing the next day. I discovered that he felt much more grounded when we made a list. It worked even better when he wrote it himself.
I’m a list person so I totally relate to D’s love of lists.
- Lists help me prioritize what I need to do first.
- There’s nothing like a list to keep me going when my motivation flags.
- Writing a list reminds me of James Clear’s adage, “You don’t rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
- I get a great deal of satisfaction when I cross an item off my list.
- When I don’t get something do, it prompts me to consider whether it’s simply that I don’t have the time or I have simple underlying resistance that I need to address.
Nothing like a list to bring things into focus. Mr. D included “Chillax” on his list. It’s a good reminder to prioritize downtime even on days when the list is long.
(featured photo from Pexels and quote from Enlightened Mind 622 – Make Sure to Include Yourself)
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