27 Internet Marketing Rules for Success. Rule #19: Stay Active and Maintain a To Do List

February 18th, 2010 by admin

Since you’re frequently working on your computer, it is very easy to drift off into other activities at the same time you work. You might think you’re really accomplishing a lot, but if you were to back-track your day, you might learn that you had actually spent 3 to 4 hours surfing the web aimlessly; and another 1 hour checking sports scores or watching YouTube videos.

This is precisely why it is important to keep tabs on things you need to do. You can do this with a calendar, with a simple to do list, or however you think is best. The most important thing is that you keep track of all tasks that you need to do.

Why is this a good idea? Because it gives you something to do the minute you get distracted. Instead of wandering off further, you’ll remember that you have something important to do; and you’ll get on top of it, rather than letting things slide.

When it comes to “to do” lists, there are good and bad items to add. I personally suggest that you try to break everything up into very small parts, so that each individual task seems easy. This will reduce your resistance to starting each of these tasks, which will make it easy for you to fill your day with them, rather than becoming bored or wasting time.

So keep yourself on a tight schedule, create goals for your daily accomplishments, and make sure that you always have many small, but important tasks you can do whenever things get slow during the day.

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