#SPS Shop Style – The Benefits To Making a List

I love making list.  I have list for everything and even set my schedule for the day by my to-do list.  It is my love for list and other list makers like me that I created the notepad and notebook collections so that you can make all the list your heart desires.

[top 3 and to-do list notepad]

While so much of our lives are ruled by technology, there’s something powerful in writing things down. Whether it’s your to-do list, goals, big dreams for your life, business or both there are so many great benefits to making lists that I share a few below:

1. Keep Organized: By pulling everything you need to do out of your head and down on paper, you can get a full and clear view of everything that needs to be done.
2. Prioritize Your Day/Schedule:  Once everything you need to do is listed, you can review your list and determine how to schedule your day and get everything on your list done.
3. Accountability:  By listing out task, goals, and even big dreams you have on paper, there is accountability to get it done.  There it is written on paper and now it’s up to you to take action.  By keeping a list and checking off completed task you are responsible for getting everything done
4. Eliminates Overwhelm/Reduces Stress: I know it would be easy to think a list would make anyone more overwhelmed or anxious when really having that list of things to do continuously running in your head, can easily cause you to be frazzled and think you can’t get anything done.  Pulling all those things to do out of your head and on paper gives you a starting point to organize and then cross each task off the list.
5. Stay Productive:  Who doesn’t love crossing things off their list?  For me it’s a mini achievement and sometimes if I have a lot of big things I need to get done or things I don’t like to do the accomplishment of finishing that task makes me feel great.  I may also treat myself to something sweet too.

[lemonade mini notebook]

While none of these benefits for list making are new, it’s a great reminder that keeping everything in our heads is not the best way to get things done.  Now if you’re looking for ways to step up your list making game, here are a few articles with some helpful tips:

Make the most of your to-do list Whether your write everything down or store it on your phone this article can share some tips to make your to-do list even better.

Five best to-do list tips

Five ways to make your to-so list more effective

[wild heart notepad]   

While I think making any type of list is fun, if you’re looking for a few                                                                 “fun” list to make that don’t include work, here are a few that I’m definitely going to try:

• Vacations I would like to take
• Books I want to read
• Places I want to see
• Life Goals/Dreams List
• (the popular) 101 Things to do in 1001 days I’ve seen so many bloggers do this over the years that I think in 2017 I may make one of these list.  If you need inspiration on your 101 list, check out this list and this list.

There are so many benefitical reasons to make list no matter if they’re for work or fun.   I hope today’s post inspired you to keep going with your list making ways, discover a new notepad or notebook, test out a few tips, and definitely do something that adds a bit of joy into your day.  Happy Wednesday!