To Do or Not To Do?: Does a To-Do List Help or Hinder Visualization?

Many people will swear by their to-do lists. They can be a helpful tool in keeping track of your daily goals and responsibilities. If you have a difficult time staying motivated and keeping yourself on track, a to-do list can definitely help you. However, there is a point where writing out your to-do list might actually be more hurtful than helpful.

People who are motivated to succeed an are focused on making great life changes that will impact their futures can often get caught up in details. It can be exhausting to write out every single thing that you want to accomplish, and writing out every single step that you think you nee to take in order to get to the point that you want to be at. There are some cases where these very detailed and elaborate lists can actually become discouraging. Not only does it seem overwhelming to see every single step to take laid out right before your eyes, but it can be physically stressful to try and comprehend everything that you’re going to have to do in order to become the person you are visualizing.

Unfortunately, when we become overwhelmed, either mentally or physically or emotionally, it can actually cause us to freeze up and feel like no matter how much work we put into something, the progress we make will not be enough. We stop giving ourselves credit for the…