Try this with any old to-do list: does it actually tell you why you got something done, or didn’t? Mine didn’t. They just piled up like monuments to guilt. So I ditched the list and fused two ...

Q. I currently keep a static to-do list, and I would like to update it to be more dynamic. Do you have any advice? A. Microsoft Excel is best known for crunching numbers, but it’s also a powerful tool ...

I’ve spent countless evenings wrestling with my never-ending to-do list, trying to figure out the best way to keep myself on track. Like many of you, I’ve wondered whether a digital to-do list app or ...

The world seems to run on to-do lists. You have one for work, another for chores, and a few for long-term goals that are scratched in a planner or scribbled on a sticky note. Writing everything down ...

Lots of people love their to-do lists. Take my wife: She has several going at any given time. Task lists keep her focused, on track, and for want of a better word, reassured: Writing tasks down ...