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I once did something similar, except inverted. I'd put at the bottom of my to-do list "...Die unfulfilled and unhappy" I figured seeing that at the bottom of
by unimpressive 15y ago
I once did something similar, except inverted.
I'd put at the bottom of my to-do list "...Die unfulfilled and unhappy"
I figured seeing that at the bottom of my to-do list would remind me to make sure it doesn't happen. And maybe even rethink the items on top.
- dazbradbury 15y agoSo logically, by completing all your items on the todo list, you die unfulfilled and unhappy. Where's the incentive there?! How about you put something like this at the bottom... n-1)Immediately think of something important and meaningful to do, and add it above. n)...Die unfulfilled and unhappy
- sundeep_b 15y ago:) Well, the idea is that he won't reach the end of the list. So, two more items at the end will make no difference except add only more backlog!
- sundeep_b 15y agoI'm stuck whether to call this optimistic or pessimistic, but I can sure call it clever.
- unimpressive 15y agoIt's sort of like the mental trick of deciding by seeing what you hope for in a coin toss. [0] If the line seems really dissonant with the rest of the list you're probably fine, if it doesn't, or even seems to naturally progress from it, you should seriously rethink what you're doing. [1] [0] First result I got: http://positivemed.com/2012/04/15/when-faced-with-two-choices/ http://positivemed.com/2012/04/15/when-faced-with-two-choice... [1] At least if it's the latter.