Roland Allen

This is definitely in the “too much information” column, but I’m going to post it anyway.

I made a “to do” list this morning and, as a result, I got so much done today! For example, I’ve had a wrapped package in the front seat of my car for about a week. I hadn’t gotten around to sending it to my brother in Texas. There was no rush to get it out, but it bugged me that I forgot to take care of it every day. But I got it mailed off today – because it was on the list. (Is this sounding too much like My Name Is Earl?)

Actually, I had six different tasks that had been hanging around – and I got them all done today.

I wanted to make this point because junior year was my best year in college, and the only year that I got a perfect gpa. That was the year that I made a study schedule that divided up “study time” and “play time” – and I kept to my schedule religiously (literally, since I was a Jesuit at the time – but that’s another post). I swore by my schedule and told friends that having a schedule allowed me to totally enjoy my play time because I wasn’t worried about when I was going to get my school work done. I knew when I would because it was on the schedule.

Sure, today was just one day, but it was good to see that there really is something to putting things down on paper and getting them done.