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I have checklists for almost everything. Recently I’ve started worrying that I’m depending too much on them because I should be able to think up things I need t
by iscrewyou 8y ago
I have checklists for almost everything. Recently I’ve started worrying that I’m depending too much on them because I should be able to think up things I need to do without these checklists. As in I’m not engaging my brain as much. But your comment just made me realize that now I have the cognitive load to do things other than remembering tasks. I recently passed two licensing exams without being stressed out that a lot of my friends failed. And I think I may attribute my checklists habit to that.
(Shameless plug from a happy user: I rely heavily on the Things app for Mac and iOS)
- e40 8y agoI credit checklists for being much more creative in my work and personal life. An in-memory checklist is a huge distraction. Once you flush it to offline storage, you have more memory for other things, like thinking about how to solve the harder problems in life. I wish I knew this when I was 30.