The To-Do List

Musings from Dennis #26: It was 7pm at Takashimaya (more than 25 years ago) and I packed my bags and stood up to leave the office. My boss who was in the cubicle to my left caught my eye. He was thoughtfully writing down a list of things on his memo pad. I was never, until that time, a stickler for being so disciplined to do such things. He explained as I peered over “At the end of each day before I go home, I spend about 20 minutes to go through what I had done for the day and then re-write my list of things to do for tomorrow and the next days. This way I get a sense of accomplishment and achievement each day”. Wow, such a simple action and yet what a great habit to cultivate, and so my own “to-do list” writing regiment began, till today. These days, we have apps, and even the Outlook reminders to help us. But somehow nothing beats doing it old-school - imagine you are the chef at your restaurant looking at each order slip in your kitchen and when the order is fulfilled, you just swipe out that slip and be done with it! I do it with post-its!