An Important Todo List Mistake | Being Productive

I dig Kourosh Dini's reflection on the purpose of your todo list. I haven't thought deeply like this, but I do find that after doing GTD for a decade and keeping various lists I tend to always think that my system is a work in process.

Instead of thinking it should be perfect, realize instead that, of course, it needs to be updated. The world has changed since you were last there. Your lists and ideas decay just like anything else. Making that realization is a game changer. It means that you are now free, in the moment, to make changes. You can now see where the problems are and where you may have over promised yourself. More subtly, for example, you might see where feelings of guilt have resulted in squeezing out things that you want to do. Or, more positively, you might realize that several ideas can come together into a single action.

Great reflection.