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Organize 365 Podcast

310 - Ditch Your To Do List With Notecards

Organize 365 Podcast

Lisa Woodruff

Lisawoodruff, Education, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today on the podcast, I want to teach you how I ditched my long to do lists and every single thing I ever want to do ends up on index cards (notecards). I have shared bits and pieces of my system in Instastories and on some of my Facebook lives before, but today I want to share the WHOLE system with you.

Listen in to hear:

  1. How I used to make long to do lists on legal pads and filled up notebooks, and why that that NEVER worked for me.
  2. The DETAILS of the process I use to record each to do or thought I have on an index card. I’ll tell you what to write, where to put the index card, and how it is SO much more effective to make a non to do list to do list. (Say that 3 times fast!)
  3. How I go from all of those individual thoughts and index cards to a single index card with my daily plan.

If you are struggling to keep track of your many different to dos, if you keep finding old to do lists that never got done, or if you just want to improve your planning and productivity, this episode is for you! I have been able to make such incredible improvements in my productivity since I have switched to this system, and I want you to be able to do the same.

And, if you STILL have unanswered questions after today, please send me an email and I might do a follow up episode. As a teacher, I know if one person ASKS a question, probably several of you had the same question!

PS - I hope you were able to join me the week of November 11th for the Holiday Blitz. We looked at the memory filled time from Thanksgiving through New Years and identified our priorities. We planned ahead for where to spend our valuable time, money, and energy to best take care of ourselves and our families during this busiest time of the year. It’s not too late to join us and have your best holiday season yet. You can register to get your free printables. And, the Holiday Blitz videos are now available on the Organize 365 YouTube channel for FREE!

PPS - You can also follow me on Instagram to see how I use my index cards!

Transcript

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0:00.0

This week's meal bag comes to us from Sarah from Facebook.

0:06.0

Lisa, oh my goodness, I just completed my list of things I needed to get done this week.

0:12.0

I feel so happy and proud of myself right now. This is the first time I have

0:18.0

done this since getting my Sunday basket in March of this year. By no means have I mastered this yet.

0:24.0

But if you are struggling with this great idea and process

0:28.0

but feel you aren't getting it,

0:30.0

work through a Sunday basket replay

0:32.0

on the day that works for you.

0:34.0

You can do it.

0:37.0

Thank you so much for your feedback, Sarah.

0:40.0

Congratulations.

0:42.0

Do you have an Organized 365 success story? We would love to hear about it.

0:48.0

Please send us an email at Lisa at Organized 365.com and tell us how you have taken back your home, your paper, and your life

0:58.0

with Organized 365 Podcast. I'm your host, Professional Organizer,

1:11.2

Productivity Expert and Motivational Speaker Lisa professional organizer, productivity expert, and motivational speaker Lisa Woodruff.

1:16.3

This podcast will help you embrace progress over perfection and create lasting functional

1:22.0

organizing in your home. I have so much to share with you, so let's get started.

1:28.8

Today I want to talk to you about how I ditched my to-do list and literally everything I ever want to do

1:35.9

ends up on index cards. I know it sounds like it totally would not work but it

1:42.4

totally does and I'm going to talk to you

1:45.1

about it in three different ways. First, I'm going to explain to you what I

1:48.5

used to do and what my to-do list used to look like and why notebooks never

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