Until recently, I’d never been a daily to-do list person. While setting out goals for the day is a great idea in theory, the habit was too easy for me to ignore. Instead of starting my day with apps ...

Many people who complain about busywork make a big mistake with their to-do lists. They put it together at the start of a demanding workday or when they’re up against a deadline. While that approach ...

As the end of summer vacation looms and back-to-school time is right around the corner, there’s no time like the present to start getting organized. Whether you’re returning to high school or college ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in business and issues surrounding women at work. We’ve all fallen into the trap of trying to do too much at ...

How you approach or create your to-do list can make a big difference. Experts weigh in on how to write — and tackle — a to-do list to make it best work for you. As we head into the new year, maybe you ...

This story was originally published on Jan. 4, 2023, and has been updated to include a rerun of the podcast episode. When I looked at my to-do list recently, I noticed that it was kind of all over the ...

You'll be more productive if you can see what you need to do, and when you need to do it. This assessment and productivity tool is named for former president Dwight Eisenhower, who once quoted Dr. J.

Once you have several tasks in any list, you can sort them by simply dragging and dropping the task. Once you finish a task, you can click the checkmark to mark it as complete. To organize your ...

Two of the biggest names in operating systems and software have both released their take on the ideal to-do list app. While Google opted for a barebones, laser-focused application centered on giving ...

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 ...

We rounded up some of our go-to to-do list tips, including making time-based goals, sorting tasks into categories, and ditching the list altogether. Share on Pinterest There’s nothing quite like the ...

The fog of the pandemic has made it difficult to get stuff done. After a certain point, our usual modes of time management no longer feel efficient. The classic to-do list may feel less like a ...