Whats 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.
任务清单上有什么任务非常能说明问题。这决定你能完成什么，又记住了什么。有人不管遇见什么都事无巨细记下来，有的人却只记下当天能完成的任务。
What do you put on your todo list?
你的任务清单都有什么内容？
Some write down only the things they know will get done. Others write down what they completed and then immediately check the items off.
有人只写下自己可以完成的任务；而有的人却记下已经完成的任务并立刻划掉。（貌似有点反向运用的感觉。）
You shouldnt be afraid to add things to your list. Adding a task to your list shouldnt 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 dont have to keep them all in your head.
不要害怕往清单上添加任务。增加清单任务并非什么负担或多么严肃的承诺。其实，这只不过管理任务的一种办法。用笔头记下任务，如此就不必全部塞在脑子里。
Here are 10 Things That Should Be On Your Todo List Today:
下面这10件事，就该列在今天的任务清单上。
1. The Task You Will Forget
容易忘记的任务
Your todo list should have your back so that you dont 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.
任务清单即备份，如此你就不必记住所有事情了。想到什么就快点记到任务清单上吧。你可以先集中做好手头任务，然后再去处置其他事情。
2. The Things You Absolutely Must Do Today
当天需要解决的事情
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.
把需要完成的任务写在任务清单开头，或者打五角星做标记。当天需要完成的任务必须要利落显眼。
3. The New Habit
新习惯
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.
习惯的培养非常难。把你正努力培养的好习惯记到任务清单上，时常反省，如此才能长久保持。
4. The Step Towards Your Goal
达成目的的具体计划
Big goals dont 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.
宏伟目的不可能一夜成功，而是一点一天努力而成的。请把达成目的的具体计划落实到天天的任务清单上。
5. The Menial Task
鸡毛蒜皮小事
Dont be afraid to write even the simplest tasks on your list. It will help you remember them , and it feels great when you check them off.
别嫌烦，鸡毛蒜皮小事也可以写到清单上，以免你一时忘掉（参考第1条）；而且解决并划掉它们时感觉特爽。
6. The Promise You Made to Someone
对别人的承诺
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，你由于忘记而没能兑现承诺？当你向其他人许下承诺时，请立刻记到任务清单上，你的任务清单也可以充当承诺单。
7. The Task You Delegated
委派的任务
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.
即使你把任务分配给其他人做，也并不表示你会忘记它。把委派的任务留在清单上，确定完成后再删除。
8. The Task You Need to Do For Yourself
个人私事
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.
大家任务清单上的事情常常是不能不做的事情或答应别人的事情。其实你一个人的私事也非常重要。你想做点什么来犒劳自己？写下来吧。
9. The Task with a Deadline
有期限的任务
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 wont be asking yourself later, When is that due?
有具体期限的任务需要记到清单上。必须要把预定日期记下来，如此你就不会犯迷糊：预定日期是什么时间来着？
10. The Answer You Are Waiting For
一直等待的回话
When you are waiting on an answer or response, add a follow-up task to your list. Tip: Dont use the silly email yourself trick. It only clogs your inbox. Instead, add it to your todo list where it belongs.
假如你有未到回话，那就在清单上记下跟进任务。不要搞什么给自己发邮件的玩意儿，以免收件箱堵塞。还是安安分分写在清单上吧。
