Ok, well I had a fun experience today that is spawning this post. I’ll start with the moral of the story so that you can all get the idea if you don’t want to continue reading.
If you are going to keep a todo list, you need to actually use it.
Ok, now here is the story. We got new locks on our church building a few months back. At the same time I was given a spreadsheet that was to be used to keep track of which keys were given out, and to whom. I had been keeping track of them by writing each person on the sheet as I gave them keys. I decided that it would be so much easier, and safer, if the sheet was typed into the computer, so I put it on my list of things to do.
Well this morning I decided I would get up early so that I could get some things done from my list. (It has been growing for a while now…) I went in got a few things done, and got down to the item to type the list in. I quickly set to work and in less than 15 minutes I had the document formatted and ready to save. I clicked “File -> Save as” and the box pops up asking for the name of the file. In the box I see files of the same type, and low and behold what do I see but the Keys Spreadsheet already typed in and saved…
Apparently last time I went in early I typed it in and neglected to cross it off. You know what the worst thing is though? I hardly remember even having done it. In fact, if it hadn’t been in that folder I don’t think I ever would have even known I had done the work twice… Am I getting old? Or do I just need more sleep…
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