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Three questions to ask about your to-do list

Three questions to ask about your to-do list

From the course: Productivity: Prioritizing at Work

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Three questions to ask about your to-do list

- In my years of studying productivity, I've found it's important to never stop asking questions. It's led to some of my best work. Asking yourself great questions can do the same for you. But what questions should you ask? Where do you begin? Well, rather than have you search inward for them, I'm going to share three great questions you can ask yourself about your to-do list every single day. Number one, the magic question. My friend Scott Rose has talked about the power of the magic question. Ultimately, it's a question that moves you forward. No one can say what your magic question should be, but it should start with the word how, and be as specific as possible. A good example of a magic question is, how do I lose 25 pounds and keep it off? Scott suggests you put the magic question on a sticky note on your bathroom mirror, that way, it's the first thing you'll see when you get up in the morning and it'll be at top…

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