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> 2) rely on being reminded about anything important by something or someone else. Isn't that what a to-do list is—just a reminder of anything important by som
by JadeNB 5y ago
> 2) rely on being reminded about anything important by something or someone else.
Isn't that what a to-do list is—just a reminder of anything important by something else?
- low_tech_love 5y agoNo, it’s a reminder from your past self. For example: at any given time, I’m usually supervising 6 to 10 students at the same time. In one day I might have 4 or 5 meetings, and I might promise, to each of them, to do something until our next meeting. But in the next two days I have other stuff to do, so I’ll only get to it a few days later. Each of these promises is important to me, and I don’t want to let them down, but expecting myself to remember each of them is a self-sabotage. I need a todo list. Also saying that “if I forgot is because it wasn’t really important” would make me an awful supervisor.
- nefitty 5y agoOne of the most impactful signals we can give to others is writing information and promises that arise between us. "What are you doing?" "I'm writing down that I promised you that book so I can get it for you for your birthday." "Oh, that's awesome. Thank you."