Kill your to-do list, except when you need it to remember the things you have to do. How about "don't let the to-do list run your life", rather than 'just get

Kill your to-do list, except when you need it to remember the things you have to do. How about "don't let the to-do list run your life", rather than 'just get rid of it' and focus on the 'one thing' that excites you. My entire to-do list is filled with the menial stuff I HAVE to do, but that is completely and utterly unexciting. If it's exciting, I don't need help remembering to do it. Getting my oil changed, on the other hand, requires some subtle prodding. I think this post completely misses the point of to-do lists, and conflates them with OCD task-oriented 'productivity' maximizers like David Allen and his followers.