If You Don’t Write It Down, It Won’t Get Done

Are you someone who can keep a to-do list organized and retained in your head, or do you need to write it all down so you don’t lose sight of it? I’m going to guess that, like me, the majority of you need to write things down, otherwise you’ll forget about them. I like to think I have a reasonably good memory, but there have been times when I’ve left a meeting thinking about a task I needed to accomplish, walked five feet toward my desk, discovered a candy jar or bumped into a friend, and totally forgot what I was on a mission to accomplish. Yes, it happens that quickly for me, which is why I always rely on checklists to help me remember what I need to get done and when.