What’s on your todo list says a lot about you. It determines what you will get done and what you will remember to do. Some people keep lists of any and all task that come their way. Others only write down the few tasks they know they can do today.
任務(wù)清單上有哪些任務(wù)很能說明問題。這決定你能完成什么，又記住了什么。有人不管遇到什么都事無巨細記下來，有些人卻只記下當(dāng)天能完成的任務(wù)。

What do you put on your todo list?
你的任務(wù)清單都有哪些內(nèi)容？

Some write down only the things they know will get done. Others write down what they completed and then immediately check the items off. (Kind of a reverse todo list.)
有人只寫下自己能夠完成的任務(wù)；而有些人卻記下已經(jīng)完成的任務(wù)并立刻劃掉。（貌似有點反向運用的感覺。）

You shouldn’t be afraid to add things to your list. Adding a task to your list shouldn’t be looked at as a burden or hard commitment. Rather, it is a way to track your tasks. Let your list remember your tasks, so that you don’t have to keep them all in your head.
不要害怕往清單上添加任務(wù)。增加清單任務(wù)并不是什么負擔(dān)或多么嚴(yán)肅的承諾。其實，這只是管理任務(wù)的一種方法。用筆頭記下任務(wù)，這樣就不必全部塞在腦子里。

Here are 10 Things That Should Be On Your Todo List Today:
下面這10件事，就該列在今天的任務(wù)清單上。

1. The Task You Will Forget
容易忘記的任務(wù)

Your todo list should have your back so that you don’t have to remember all your tasks. Get them out of your head and on your list. You can concentrate on the task at hand and come back to the other items later.
任務(wù)清單即備份，這樣你就不必記住所有事情了。想到什么就趕緊記到任務(wù)清單上吧。你可以先集中做好手頭任務(wù)，然后再去處理其他事情。

2. The Things You Absolutely Must Do Today
當(dāng)天必須搞定的事情

Put your non-negotiable tasks at the top of your list. Or highlight or star them. Whatever you need to do to make it immediately visible what tasks you must get done today.
把必須完成的任務(wù)寫在任務(wù)清單開頭，或者打五角星做標(biāo)記。當(dāng)天必須完成的任務(wù)一定要利落顯眼。

3. The New Habit
新習(xí)慣

Forming habits is hard. Add the positive habits you are trying to develop by putting them right on your todo list. Checking them off will help you build lasting behaviors.
習(xí)慣的養(yǎng)成很難。把你正努力養(yǎng)成的好習(xí)慣記到任務(wù)清單上，時常檢討，這樣才能長久維持。

4. The Step Towards Your Goal
實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的具體計劃

Big goals don’t happen overnight. Rather, they happen step-by-step and day-by-day. Make sure you have a daily step towards your big goal on your todo list. Every day.
宏偉目標(biāo)不可能一夜成功，而是一點一天努力而成的。請把實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的具體計劃落實到每天的任務(wù)清單上。

5. The Menial Task
雞毛蒜皮小事

Don’t be afraid to write even the simplest tasks on your list. It will help you remember them (See #1), and it feels great when you check them off.
別嫌煩，雞毛蒜皮小事也可以寫到清單上，以免你一時忘掉（參考第1條）；而且搞定并劃掉它們時感覺特爽。

6. The Promise You Made to Someone
對他人的承諾

How many promises do you break simply because you forget them? When you promise to do something for someone else, immediately write it down on your list. Your todo list can double as your promise list.
多少次，你因為忘記而沒能兌現(xiàn)承諾？當(dāng)你向別人許下承諾時，請立刻記到任務(wù)清單上，你的任務(wù)清單也可以充當(dāng)承諾單。

7. The Task You Delegated
委派的任務(wù)

Just because you delegated a task to someone else does not mean that you can forget about it. Keep the delegated task on your list until you have confirmation that it is completed.
就算你把任務(wù)分配給別人做，也并不表示你會忘記它。把委派的任務(wù)留在清單上，確定完成后再刪除。

8. The Task You Need to Do For Yourself
個人私事

We tend to put things on our list that we need to do or owe to others. It is just as important to put tasks down that you owe yourself. What do you need to do to take care of you? Add it to your list.
我們?nèi)蝿?wù)清單上的事情常常是不得不做的事情或答應(yīng)他人的事情。其實你自己的私事也很重要。你想做點什么來犒勞自己？寫下來吧。

9. The Task with a Deadline
有期限的任務(wù)

Tasks with a specific deadline should always be on your list. Make sure that you always put the due date right on your list, so that you won’t be asking yourself later, “When is that due?”
有具體期限的任務(wù)必須記到清單上。一定要把預(yù)定日期記下來，這樣你就不會犯迷糊：“預(yù)定日期是什么時候來著？”

10. The Answer You Are Waiting For
一直等待的答復(fù)

When you are waiting on an answer or response, add a follow-up task to your list. Tip: Don’t use the silly email yourself trick. It only clogs your inbox. Instead, add it to your todo list where it belongs.
如果你有未到答復(fù)，那就在清單上記下跟進任務(wù)。不要搞什么“給自己發(fā)郵件”的玩意兒，以免收件箱堵塞。還是規(guī)規(guī)矩矩寫在清單上吧。

Don’t be afraid to add to your todo list. Big or small, put it on your list. You can forget that task for now, but it will be there ready and waiting when you need it.
別害怕在清單上添加任務(wù)。事無巨細，都可以記下來?；蛟S你一時會忘記，但只要記了下來，清單上總能找得到。