Organize your list, organize your mind
Before doing my own overhaul, my list hopped around from apartment-related tasks (steam-clean the carpets!) to non-urgent digital stuff (export Evernote and transfer to new system!) to major work priorities (resolve edits on story running tomorrow!). So I created categories: Jobs, Musical Theater, Newsletter, Admin, Life Stuff, Chores. Your categories will look different, but when everything in a column ladders up to the same purpose, it’s easier to focus. You’ll stop worrying about a simple chore at 9 a.m. right before your morning meeting.
Creating categories can squelch the seduction of multitasking and establish more boundaries in your work and personal lives. Work stays at work (even if that’s still a corner of your living room) and home stays at home.
组织你的to-do list，重新整理你的想法
在重新整理我的to-do list之前，我先将任务分了大类，从家庭事务（例如清洗地毯）到不紧急的电子事务（从印象笔记导出内容到新系统）最后关键工作（恢复明天写故事的任务）。基于上面的大类，我创建了自己的分类：工作、音乐剧、新闻时事、管理、生活事务，家庭事务。你的分类可能和我的不一样，但如果一些事情都是有相同的目标时应该归类在一起，这样更容易集中精神。这样你就可以在上午9点之前完成各类琐事，确保可以安全的开早会。
创建归类标签可以更好的面对复杂任务以及建立起工作和个人生活的边界。工作就是工作（哪怕你还在自己的房间），生活就是生活。
