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My sister said she keeps a 'done list' instead of a to-do list in her journal
I was at her place last weekend and saw her bullet journal open on the table. She told me she stopped writing tasks for the day and just logs what she actually finishes. She said, "It stops me from feeling bad about what I didn't do." I tried it for three days and it's way less stressful. I just write down small wins like 'paid the electric bill' or 'walked the dog.' Has anyone else tried something like this?
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the_robin6mo ago
Totally stealing this idea from your sister. My old to-do lists were just guilt trips written down, with half the stuff never getting done. Now my notebook has things like "finally changed that lightbulb" and "ate lunch away from my desk." It sounds silly but seeing a list of what you actually did is way better than staring at what you didn't.
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laura_white996mo ago
Honestly my "done" list is just a bunch of crossed-out nonsense, but it still feels good!
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paul_mason124mo ago
Yeah @the_robin, that's exactly it... seeing stuff crossed off is its own little dopamine hit even if it's just "took out the trash" or whatever. I've got a whole page in my notebook filled with those small wins like "finally replied to that email from two weeks ago" and "didn't burn my toast this morning." It's funny how the most basic stuff can feel like an accomplishment if you just write it down...
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