To-Do List Formula

Damon Zahariades argues that most people build to-do lists in a way that sets them up to fail, so that even hard workers end each day with a long list of tasks still undone. His guide to personal task management names eight reasons daily lists go unfinished and reviews ten popular list systems, along with the flaws he sees in each. It also gives step-by-step instructions for building a better list. Other sections deal with keeping the system running, the trade-offs between paper and online lists, and how a to-do list and a calendar should work together. The guide is organized so readers can jump between whichever sections interest them.

Gennady Batrakov, CEO and founder of Strivechat and BubblesPlanner, called it the best book on to-do lists he has read.