Get Stuff Done: How to Make Better To Do Lists

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  • @JetPens
    @JetPens  3 роки тому +63

    Planners are also a great way to keep track of tasks. We still have select 2021 planners left, so shop them all here: to.jetpens.com/3s68Mhz

    • @Sarah-od6nr
      @Sarah-od6nr 3 роки тому

      Hi JetPens! I am obsessed with your channel and the attention to detail. Could you by any chance list the pens and their thickness used in this video? I am specifically interested in the one used at 3:30 in the “Assign due dates” section. Thank you!

    • @mayur7675
      @mayur7675 3 роки тому

      @@Sarah-od6nr ya

    • @JetPens
      @JetPens  3 роки тому

      @@Sarah-od6nr Hi there! We have the pens used in the video listed in the description. The pen at 3:30 is a Pentel EnerGel Clena Gel Pen: www.jetpens.com/Pentel-EnerGel-Clena-Gel-Pens/ct/4894

  • @sophie1d
    @sophie1d 3 роки тому +245

    I recommend getting a white board and putting it on your wall, write your to do list for the day there, it’s super helpful

    • @karinabliss2671
      @karinabliss2671 3 роки тому +13

      or you can write on a mirror/window with a dry erase marker if you don’t have a whiteboard

    • @countlitmogaphil392
      @countlitmogaphil392 3 роки тому +21

      Yeah, it'll save paper too, cos personally I don't like to plan on my phone, it just dosent let me concentrate, so paper was my only way to go... But yeah, if you have a whiteboard then having a good big checklist on your wall is the best possible thing

    • @loki-of-asgard7877
      @loki-of-asgard7877 3 роки тому +8

      White boards dont work for me. I ignore it and it just becomes part of my environment. I actually use both physical and digital lists. Just what ever is convenient at the momemt. I do keep my my master list in my phone though.

    • @zYuL05
      @zYuL05 3 роки тому +1

      @@loki-of-asgard7877 same I don't use it anymore but I'd like to

    • @Poetry4Peace
      @Poetry4Peace 2 роки тому +1

      @@zYuL05 same I got two magnetic whiteboard they're used for other magnetic hooks i have ahah still cool

  • @claymeyer5046
    @claymeyer5046 2 роки тому +22

    I started a to-do list system that has worked well for me the past few years. Like the video suggested, I try to keep my task list limited to 10 items. For those items, I create checkboxes, and put a dot in the center of the box for items I must do today. This helps me prioritize and see what has to be done today at a glance. If I begin a task and don’t complete it, I shade in only half the checkbox - to show it’s still in progress. Then when it’s fully complete, I shade in the entire box. It’s a very simple and efficient method and keeps a clean page of only checkboxes and task descriptions.

    • @OzzyCoop
      @OzzyCoop 8 місяців тому +1

      This is the way.

  • @vrixphillips
    @vrixphillips 3 роки тому +28

    For school, I would write my lists like an outline, indented like this:
    read 4 chapters of this
    ____ 2 pages of that
    ____ Mary Wollstonecraft's "Vindication of..." (due Mon)
    write essay (due Friday @12)
    ____ 2 responses to peers (due Thursday @11)
    ____ forum response (due Wed)
    or something like that. But separating what I had to read and what I had to write, and further separating it per class was super helpful for me. I also had a mini weekly calendar at the bottom corner of the page where I color coded all the due dates so I wouldn't get confused. It was super helpful. Hope my system helps someone else too!

  • @allthepens713
    @allthepens713 3 роки тому +69

    I love making lists, I started them properly in March and they got me motivated through the last year!
    - all the pens

  • @pat412pear
    @pat412pear 3 роки тому +15

    Buy vertical-lined index cards or in a pinch, blank ones. I use them with a index-card holder by Oxford with a pen holder for personal stuff or Levenger if I am in a professional setting. Easy to keep track of and infinite possibilities. I do use washi tape and stamps on them when they need to grab my attention. I also use the pocket post-it’s to hold cards in folders, notebooks or iPad/tablets.

    • @NightOwl701
      @NightOwl701 3 роки тому +1

      I'm guilty of using small envelopes as well as index cards to write my checklists on. 😁

  • @jahayrac8636
    @jahayrac8636 3 роки тому +16

    Love all these tips! 😍
    At 5:00 you gave me a great idea on how to re-purpose some items on hand. The Sun-Star Lightia memo pad is beautiful but as I'm a stationary hoarder I can't buy anymore this year lol But I'm thinking of putting my sticky pad propped up on a phone holder to keep things in plain sight on my desktop. There's something about having a standing notepad I think will keep my focus/ attention.
    Thank you for all the wonderful ideas!

    • @luvslagos
      @luvslagos 3 роки тому +1

      Ooh! Love this idea. I’m in the same situation. Cannot justify any more purchases. Thanks for sharing your idea. 💕

  • @rikkansi
    @rikkansi 3 роки тому +4

    The tip to color code a to do list with highlighters is a game changer for me.

  • @MsBelaP
    @MsBelaP 3 роки тому +57

    Where is nerdy videographer guy? Please bring him back!!

    • @LyKhanh-cd6vh
      @LyKhanh-cd6vh 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah i still miss him tho

    • @llily47
      @llily47 3 роки тому +7

      which videos is he in?? i’ve never heard of him

    • @mohammadrahman3296
      @mohammadrahman3296 3 роки тому +3

      @@llily47 he's only in ONE video it's in debunking stationery hacks his name is Josh

  • @krutikaahire8800
    @krutikaahire8800 3 роки тому +1

    Why this chanel is underrated ... I love this chanel and the products too cause I'm obsessed with stationary..

  • @hrishikeshpurohit8676
    @hrishikeshpurohit8676 3 роки тому +22

    1:54 Jetpens cleverly hides the "ThinkPad" logo. XD

  • @crl_rvr25
    @crl_rvr25 3 роки тому +27

    I loved this !!! tbh I mostly struggle with knowing how to break down tasks into smaller to-do's for my checklists 😅 thanks jetpens!!

    • @luvslagos
      @luvslagos 3 роки тому +2

      Same. My organization struggle is real.

    • @PaulaRamsey-t9e
      @PaulaRamsey-t9e 2 роки тому

      me too yall..struggle is real

  • @amethystwolf24572
    @amethystwolf24572 2 роки тому +1

    I am the queen of to do lists. I make them constantly. I have ongoing & master lists on my phone, keep more targeted notes and lists on my phone as well, then I write down lists based on time in my planner. and may even put sticky notes on my desk at work to keep me focused on work (my planner is used for both and and personal items).
    I completely agree with the concept of a master list, and don't forget to check them off. Let the master list sit for a while, and I vastly prefer digital for this one. It is less wasteful to constantly move things around, add them, subtract them, etc. I can keep a single running list without creating clutter.
    Also agree with the advice to not be afraid to move things around. Tasks take longer than you expect, or you aren't in the frame of mind that you thought you'd be in. So bump it to later and don't sweat it. Maybe it isn't even that important and you can skip it! Prioritizing is very important.

  • @s.g6662
    @s.g6662 3 роки тому +70

    God I laughed at the bloopers and thank u for this video! Y'all made my day and schedule better 😂💝✋🏻

  • @bjorkalways
    @bjorkalways 3 роки тому +4

    I wish my handwriting was that beautiful and neat 🧡

  • @ramsesemerson
    @ramsesemerson Рік тому +2

    How detailed a list needs to be also depends on your mental state. When I was in grad school, beginning of semester lists had assignments; end of semester lists said things like make breakfast and lunch, brush hair and teeth...

    • @phoenixnguyen100
      @phoenixnguyen100 Рік тому

      To-do lists will backfire - making you less productive if you try to get as detailed as possible. Have you ever felt guilty and regretful because you wrote a long list with more than 10 different tasks (but most of them are from 1 task divided into many small tasks) but did not complete them. Trust me, if you plan to study today, you will have dozens of things like "Checkbox1. Learn History Checkbox2. Do Math homework Checkbox3. Do Physics Homework", seriously, this can be done comparable to OCD, you will NEVER be successful with dozens of unnecessary and useless things like "6:00 Wake up 6:05 Brush my teeth 6:10 Make bed 6:20 Read 10 page 7:00 Prepare to go to school", you will NEVER be able to complete all of them no matter how perfect you are with such a long page. So ultimately, what do I want to say here? To-do List is just a tool and you are the one using this tool to make your work more efficient, but if, you are not really focusing on your work, you are focusing on "How to write the most effective To-do list", "How to write a more beautiful To-do list", "How to write a To-do list for beginners", then your work will just stop at 0 with nothing really getting done.

  • @fedassignment6261
    @fedassignment6261 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this. I learn more about planning. I hope to support you more.

  • @navyasharma8604
    @navyasharma8604 3 роки тому +6

    The tips helped so much! And the bloopers at the end were so funny even though I thought that that list was aesthetic
    Haha thanks a ton Jetpens!

  • @isabellebise8440
    @isabellebise8440 3 роки тому +9

    Before I had a dedicated planner I used to get notepads from the dollar store and do my checklists for daily tasks in there.

    • @joygoncalves4917
      @joygoncalves4917 2 роки тому

      I have done that by category: Returns, Home, Call - 1 page for each. They fold nicely together in my purse.

  • @thesparkypilot
    @thesparkypilot 3 роки тому +1

    I really like this. I have a job with so many small tasks to keep track of that it can be a real challenge. This helped a lot!

  • @nas10iris
    @nas10iris 3 роки тому +1

    Best suggestion - keep your list in sight! I have so many lists but they're somewhere I can't find :(

  • @adaezeobilom
    @adaezeobilom 2 роки тому

    I can't get enough of JetPens

  • @theklare316
    @theklare316 3 роки тому +1

    That Midori memo pad is so pretty!!

  • @moynaalo1300
    @moynaalo1300 3 роки тому +2

    Instead of focusing on the topic of your video, I'm constantly copying your handwriting.. your hand writing is sooooo good...

  • @jennygholson
    @jennygholson 3 роки тому +3

    I love your voiceover 💝

  • @wsanders9433
    @wsanders9433 2 роки тому

    I like the svateier planner sticky notes

  • @Ink2Screen
    @Ink2Screen 3 роки тому +17

    I'm wondering what pens were used, especially the white one! That ink.

    • @DanceswithDustBunnies
      @DanceswithDustBunnies 3 роки тому +1

      I think it's the Pentel EnerGel Clena Gel Pen

    • @DarkStarM
      @DarkStarM 3 роки тому +4

      I think you are speaking of the Uni-ball One gel pen. I have one in 0.38 and they are great.

    • @mondoger4202
      @mondoger4202 3 роки тому

      The one at 0:50?

    • @Ink2Screen
      @Ink2Screen 3 роки тому

      @@mondoger4202 Yup!

    • @cmd-ts9px
      @cmd-ts9px 3 роки тому +1

      @@Ink2Screen it's the uniball one gel pen, they link all the stuff in the video in the description

  • @TabrissJustice
    @TabrissJustice 3 роки тому +7

    Love the videos!

  • @das_ein
    @das_ein 3 роки тому +6

    Loved this video! I'd also love knowing which pens were featured along with the notebooks. Could that info be added? 🙏🏽 Thank you.

  • @pinkmagicali
    @pinkmagicali 3 роки тому +1

    I tend to use Google keep. A schedule is written but checklists are mostly digital for me because they are mostly done on the go.

  • @musicdreamer2903
    @musicdreamer2903 3 роки тому

    Jetpens, thanks for the tips, I have a few kind of notebooks for myself, monthly expenses, accounts related to email address sign in, draft, small notebook to put in my bag for on-the-go, sticky note pad for reminder 😎

  • @morningqueens7766
    @morningqueens7766 3 роки тому

    This is not a summary but only the points I liked:
    - color code TDL
    - Master Checklist
    - A small TDL for the day "in sight"

  • @sanalisamaranayake5136
    @sanalisamaranayake5136 3 роки тому +5

    Thanks a million! I don't know if I'll ever be organized without these videos! Eagerly waiting for more! Also could I know the pens in this video?

  • @happymondayart
    @happymondayart 3 роки тому +2

    This was such a cool video! I need help with getting more productive and getting all my stuff done, so thanks for this video!!

  • @Yuudith
    @Yuudith 3 роки тому

    Omooo...adding a bloopers 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

  • @moonlitplanning
    @moonlitplanning 3 роки тому +3

    Love these vids! I’m such a to-do list fanatic. I always add a little pizzaz for extra motivation 😜

  • @luvslagos
    @luvslagos 3 роки тому +2

    Honestly, I just need a personal assistant to do all my errands.

  • @Nesterou
    @Nesterou 3 роки тому +2

    I think it's such a waste of money and resources to make beautiful note pads just for lists that are meant to be thrown away very soon after the list is finished.
    I use used paper (printed on one face, the other is blank) that I cut in different sizes: lesson plans, quick note, shopping list...). As a teacher I never run out of used paper, and I'm sure you can find a lot in various workplaces too. Just set a carboard box next to the printers for misprinted docs and use them until it's full!

  • @musicdreamer2903
    @musicdreamer2903 3 роки тому

    I'm good in doing task-to-do listing, example like list of utilities need to pay per month, list of personal purchase per month, list of household items need to buy, pre-plan on monthly expenses if personal purchase (example gaming PC) somehow may exceed budget, need takes many months of monthly saving money from paycheck, these kind of lists are important to me ~

  • @Jeon__JungKooKie
    @Jeon__JungKooKie 2 роки тому

    Damn ! That was really so helpful. Thanks a lot 💜✨

  • @ayeshamehboobsheikh6352
    @ayeshamehboobsheikh6352 3 роки тому

    Lemme get this straight I LOVE *JETPENS*

  • @emilyfox2072
    @emilyfox2072 3 роки тому +1

    Love your vids. Can you please do a vid on how to incorporate Jetpen items into a Dark Academia aesthetic? 🙏🙏🙏

  • @pfridell8424
    @pfridell8424 3 роки тому

    Hi JetPens! Great video; I think I may try out that Sun Star Lightia pad because, if it's not staring me in the face, I'll forget about it. Right now I use a Franklin Covey Planner, the weekly one I've been using since the 90s.

  • @UncleMarco
    @UncleMarco 3 роки тому +1

    God I love making my to-do lists lol, this video had some awesome tips!!! Thank u!!!

  • @Elizette22
    @Elizette22 3 роки тому

    I think u should do the intro of saying yet? Yet? Haha I just love how fun and convincing it sounds 😅

  • @melgames4813
    @melgames4813 3 роки тому +1

    Can you make a video about green inks that are good on cheap paper?

  • @brina000
    @brina000 3 роки тому

    I have never been early to one of your videos!

  • @loki-of-asgard7877
    @loki-of-asgard7877 3 роки тому

    I love this

  • @Taskade
    @Taskade 2 роки тому

    Amazing tips and advace!

  • @worksofhands
    @worksofhands 3 роки тому

    I really like these tutorials and tips on how to use my stationeries

  • @ezkxn
    @ezkxn 2 роки тому

    OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH
    I NEED TO GET MY STUFFS
    DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 😭
    SINCE I ONLY HAVE SOME TIME..

    • @ezkxn
      @ezkxn 2 роки тому

      this is helpful to me, thanks again sm

  • @gbkgames2087
    @gbkgames2087 3 роки тому +25

    I have a problem of not having any tasks to do...

    • @cindylian594
      @cindylian594 3 роки тому +2

      “Problem”

    • @JT1358
      @JT1358 3 роки тому +1

      I don't mind sharing - you can have some of mine!

  • @khushi1625
    @khushi1625 3 роки тому

    This video is good ....make more like this

  • @kit_callie
    @kit_callie 3 роки тому

    Do you know about those mini wipe-off/chalk easels?
    Those would be great at a desk for your top task or reminder for the day! (As long as it fits.)

  • @jareddanecruz639
    @jareddanecruz639 3 роки тому

    I love your videos so much.

  • @HalfC10
    @HalfC10 3 роки тому +1

    Doe anyone know what app/program was used to make the digital lists on the phone and computer? It looked so neat🥰

  • @lorenasjournal3221
    @lorenasjournal3221 3 роки тому

    Love this channel

  • @thelifeofzzzz
    @thelifeofzzzz 3 роки тому

    Love to have all of them. Stay blessed and supportive for me

  • @paramjeetsingh9984
    @paramjeetsingh9984 3 роки тому +1

    Who like........
    Stationary made by JETPENS

  • @arkgaming9216
    @arkgaming9216 3 роки тому +2

    Did someone else noticed the "chicken biryani " Recipe in the intro. 🥺🌼😳😳😳

  • @WoodlyneYah
    @WoodlyneYah 3 роки тому

    I thank u , I need this,

  • @ThatJewishKid11
    @ThatJewishKid11 3 роки тому

    What white pen is that being used???!! Anybody know !? That pen writes gorgeous 🖊!!!

  • @himmel_channel
    @himmel_channel 3 роки тому +1

    I could never keep a checklist on me 😣 because I tend to forget them if I ever do

  • @NightOwl701
    @NightOwl701 3 роки тому

    I'd love to have all of them. Lol.

  • @kimmycassie
    @kimmycassie 3 роки тому +1

    It's really hard to maintain to-do lists especially if the tasks are the same every week :(( It's just the same cycle again and it's the 12th week

    • @kimmycassie
      @kimmycassie 3 роки тому

      @Phaariz i would keep that in mind!! Thanks sm ♡

  • @anaswarhdhanapal3334
    @anaswarhdhanapal3334 3 роки тому +2

    My exams is coming any tips

  • @Jasim.s.b
    @Jasim.s.b 2 роки тому

    ty sm

  • @jaejaejae1682
    @jaejaejae1682 3 роки тому

    I use a daily planner for work and stick notes for additional tasks. no designs though.

  • @paulainaustria9180
    @paulainaustria9180 3 роки тому +1

    quite off topic, but it comes to my mind everytime I see people writing How tense some people write. It seems that clutching is common in the UK and USA.
    "tripod grip": ua-cam.com/video/WjzNyHgPZac/v-deo.html
    Why do teachers teach children to write like that?
    Watching hands that form a fist when whey write make me feel uncomfortable, the blood being squeezed out of the nails and fingers.
    In Austria we are taught that the pen rests on the fingers, between index finger and middle finger and the thumb is higher up the pen grip, like shown here: ua-cam.com/video/XRHxqfNSQ54/v-deo.html

  • @Christy-xv1bi
    @Christy-xv1bi 3 роки тому

    3:37 Did anyone see a camera on the left side?

  • @mythriindianarmybts7589
    @mythriindianarmybts7589 3 роки тому

    hey I really need the answer for this I usually use the app todoist on my pc is digital planning bad

    • @beqvyper8504
      @beqvyper8504 3 роки тому

      Whatever works for you. If digital works keep using it.

  • @brenda5297
    @brenda5297 2 роки тому

    What do we do with the notebooks we fill out with To-Do lists? 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @laicaaa3717
    @laicaaa3717 3 роки тому +1

    Then there’s slso people who buy all these stuffs yet still procrastinates hahaha

  • @punkivy9776
    @punkivy9776 3 роки тому

    I like this music :)

  • @skrai2347
    @skrai2347 3 роки тому +1

    Hiii jetPens!!! I am your new subscriber.....Please can you make a video on how to have beautiful handwriting like your's...
    Please!
    Please!
    Please!

    • @JetPens
      @JetPens  3 роки тому

      We just made a video on this topic here: ua-cam.com/video/HYcdXFvgjBw/v-deo.html

  • @phoenixnguyen100
    @phoenixnguyen100 Рік тому

    To-do lists will backfire - making you less productive if you try to get as detailed as possible. Have you ever felt guilty and regretful because you wrote a long list with more than 10 different tasks (but most of them are from 1 task divided into many small tasks) but did not complete them. Trust me, if you plan to study today, you will have dozens of things like "Checkbox1. Learn History Checkbox2. Do Math homework Checkbox3. Do Physics Homework", seriously, this can be done comparable to OCD, you will NEVER be successful with dozens of unnecessary and useless things like "6:00 Wake up 6:05 Brush my teeth 6:10 Make bed 6:20 Read 10 page 7:00 Prepare to go to school", you will NEVER be able to complete all of them no matter how perfect you are with such a long page. So ultimately, what do I want to say here? To-do List is just a tool and you are the one using this tool to make your work more efficient, but if, you are not really focusing on your work, you are focusing on "How to write the most effective To-do list", "How to write a more beautiful To-do list", "How to write a To-do list for beginners", then your work will just stop at 0 with nothing really getting done.

  • @brd8764
    @brd8764 3 роки тому

    To do lists are about nexts. So they are future.
    #To-do #Do-this #Not-do-what #I-can-do-that

  • @dhanyanair9444
    @dhanyanair9444 3 роки тому

    You can start a bullet journal

  • @1983Wells
    @1983Wells 3 роки тому +1

    Counterpoint: My ADHD. Counter-counterpoint: Yes to all of it. At the same time.

  • @Anamika-pm9qg
    @Anamika-pm9qg 2 роки тому

    I had been having this doubt for a whole timeee....., And I am literally confused because of it, in making checkilists or to do listss.....
    Should we add the daily chores , like waking up, workout, etc etc in our to do list ????
    Even if I am making such a to do list ``each day`` won't it be too uncomfortable to make check lists of same things ,each day???????.....or is there any such to do lists that let you write the tasks one time and and to mark it finished for many days?????
    Please ,can anyone help me out with this...🥺!!!

  • @kirankundanmeshram8984
    @kirankundanmeshram8984 3 роки тому

    Are this things available in India? Must answer

  • @authoreyes101
    @authoreyes101 3 роки тому +8

    1st
    Had to do it, sorry 😁

  • @hitarthmodi3600
    @hitarthmodi3600 3 роки тому

    I have a bullet journal

  • @kanchanmore4078
    @kanchanmore4078 3 роки тому

    what is your mobile device name?

  • @pragyasingh1394
    @pragyasingh1394 3 роки тому +1

    Me watching how to make correct to do list just because I don't have anything to do.

  • @rimuu
    @rimuu 3 роки тому

    nice

  • @tejasraj5376
    @tejasraj5376 3 роки тому +1

    my money we had good time sayonara it's time to go

  • @drbonesshow1
    @drbonesshow1 2 роки тому

    Are To-Do lists meant only for Can-Do people? Perhaps I should ask my Go-To Guy.

  • @susievega3256
    @susievega3256 3 роки тому

    Can't anyone hold a pen correctly any more?

  • @permissiontodraw5863
    @permissiontodraw5863 3 роки тому

    Hi plz post videos everyday

  • @shamimanasrin1345
    @shamimanasrin1345 3 роки тому

    Oh soo cute

  • @mhcpa0628
    @mhcpa0628 3 роки тому +1

    Read David Allen's book Getting Things Done

  • @solace7199
    @solace7199 3 роки тому +1

    enloooooo

  • @ultimatereward
    @ultimatereward 3 роки тому

    DEPOSIT BOFA!!!

  • @EMMA-bu8wk
    @EMMA-bu8wk 3 роки тому

    Hello my name's sara
    I'm Egyptian

    • @EMMA-bu8wk
      @EMMA-bu8wk 3 роки тому

      I love your channel and it helps me to learn English fluently

  • @rubykamboj4833
    @rubykamboj4833 3 роки тому +4

    Indians here ????.