Why Your To-Do List Is Setting You Up to Feel Behind Every Single Day | EP 41

About this episode

The episode discusses how traditional to-do lists can hinder productivity for solopreneurs and creative entrepreneurs.

Send us Fan Mail You woke up with a plan. The list was ready — maybe written the night before, maybe already running through your head before your feet hit the floor. And then the day happened. By 4pm you'd been busy and somehow the one thing that would have actually moved your business forward still wasn't done. If that feeling is familiar, you’re not alone and it's not a focus problem. It's a to-do list problem. Most solopreneurs and creative entrepreneurs are building their days arou...

Topics covered

• to-do list
• productivity
• solopreneurs
• entrepreneurship
• time management

Keywords

• to-do list
• productivity
• solopreneurs
• entrepreneurship
• time management
• business growth
• daily planning

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