Lists that you can't ever get to the end of are dispiriting.
I keep master lists of all work / life stuff in my work notepads. Whenever the list exceeds 88 items, I start a new list and transfer over the unchecked items. While it can be terrifying to see the list after a big action-item meeting or burst of DIY enthusiasm, it's helpful to me to see how much I have checked off in the last n weeks.
This is really sad - if I'm in dire need of bootstrapped motivation, I'll dig up old lists and check off items that were finished months or years ago.
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I keep master lists of all work / life stuff in my work notepads. Whenever the list exceeds 88 items, I start a new list and transfer over the unchecked items. While it can be terrifying to see the list after a big action-item meeting or burst of DIY enthusiasm, it's helpful to me to see how much I have checked off in the last n weeks.
This is really sad - if I'm in dire need of bootstrapped motivation, I'll dig up old lists and check off items that were finished months or years ago.