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If youre not typically someone who makes to-do lists, this might seem unnecessary.

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However, if you give it a try, youll likely find it boosts your productivity.

Simply writing these tasks down can help you feel lighter, as it gets them out of your head.

Youll no longer have to stress about forgetting to do something because its written in front of you.

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Organize Ideas

Its easy to feel overwhelmed when youre pulled in several different directions.

Simply organizing the items on your to-do list can help.

Prioritize

Your tasks almost definitely do not need to be completed at once.

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You might find some of your lowest-priority tasks can actually be put aside until youre less busy.

It might seem like youre adding more items to your task list, but this can boost your productivity.

Set Deadlines

Ambiguous deadlines are made to be broken.

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