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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

650: How to Actually Execute Your To-Do List: Or Why Writing It Down Doesn't Actually Get It Done - 1 by Leo Babauta - Zen Habits

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits shares how to actually execute your to-do list. This is Part 1 of 2. Episode 650: How to Actually Execute Your To-Do List: Or Why Writing It Down Doesn't Actually Get It Done - 1 by Leo Babauta - Zen Habits. Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. The original post is located here: https://zenhabits.net/how-to-actually-execute-your-to-do-list-or-why-writing-it-down-doesnt-actually-get-it-done Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily episode 650.

0:03.4

How to actually execute your to-do list.

0:05.8

Or, my writing it down doesn't actually get it done.

0:08.6

Part 1 by Leo BaBaoDah of Zen Habits.net.

0:11.9

And I'm Justin Mollek, your very own personal narrator.

0:14.9

Welcome to the podcast where blogs are read to you for free,

0:18.0

kind of like an audiobook.

0:19.4

And this is with permission from the authors.

0:21.5

Today's author being Leo BaBaoDah of the super popular Zen Habits.

0:26.1

This post is a bit long, so I'll read the first half today.

0:29.0

And then the rest tomorrow.

0:30.8

Now let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

0:37.9

How to actually execute your to-do list.

0:40.4

Or, why writing it down doesn't actually get it done.

0:42.9

Part 1 by Leo BaBaoDah of Zen Habits.net.

0:47.5

Have you gotten good at organizing your tasks in a to-do list

0:50.8

but I've trouble actually executing them?

0:53.1

You're not alone.

0:54.5

Getting things on your to-do list actually done is difficult

0:58.1

because it's really a collection of habits

0:59.9

that most people don't think about.

1:02.1

Today we'll look at addressing those issues

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