Q. I currently keep a static to-do list, and I would like to update it to be more dynamic. Do you have any advice? A. Microsoft Excel is best known for crunching numbers, but it’s also a powerful tool ...

Before I started my own company, I worked as a software developer for a New York media company. I had a colleague—let’s call him Neil—who was a brilliant designer. But he was also a perfectionist.

If you keep a to-do list, how do you track the stuff you get done that isn’t on the list? I suspect nearly all of us have done the thing where you add a recently completed task to your to-do list just ...

Everything you need to start your day right. The first step to making a great to-do list is figuring out what actually needs to be on it. You have a few options when you do this, but the first thing ...

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When it comes to getting things done, sometimes the simple productivity methods are the best. Case in point: the to-do list. This handy tool keeps you on track by putting tasks top of mind . . .