Just "To-Do" ItHaving trouble getting organized? Start by getting a grip on your to-do list.
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Every Sunday, John Madden creates a to-do list for the upcomingweek. The co-founder ofContemporary Audioin Okemos, Michigan, jotsdown a dozen or so items-everything from attending a networkingevent to creating outlines for projects, such as a new brochure forthe 11-employee audio and home entertainment products retailer.
"Every morning," Madden adds, "I write down ahalf-dozen things based on my weekly plans." These includeto-dos on weekly projects and to-dos he didn't get to the daybefore. "I feel good if I can get 50 percent of my listdone," he says.
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