You might make a to-do list and lay out specific concrete steps but what stops you from bailing at the last minute?

你或许会制定一张待办事项，然后列出具体步骤，但是，在最后一刻是什么让你前功尽弃呢？

That's a nice idea. Betty told me last time that she often spent the waiting time writing a to-do list so that she'd not miss anything in the days to come.

那是好主意。贝蒂上次告诉我，她经常把等候的时间用来写待办事项，样她就不会在接下来的日子里错过任何事情。

While it might be cool that your to-do app can add priority levels to each task, you probably don't need them, and they just add more friction to the process.

虽然你的待办事项应用程序可以为每任务增加优先级，可能很酷，但你可能并不需要它们，它们只会给过程增加更多的摩擦（阻碍）。

I have this chalkboard to-do list at home but only because I'm old school.

我家里有么一块黑板，上面写着待办事项，但只是因为我是老古板。

So this week at bath time, I hope that you'll put aside the top-rated toys, forget that mental to-do list for a moment, grab some measuring cups, some kitchen sponges, and give it a try.

所以，周的洗澡时间，我希望你能丢开那评分很好的玩具，暂时忘记脑海中的待办事项，拿上几、几块厨房海绵，尝试一下。

If you have a to do list with multiple items on it, put it away.

如果你的待办事项上有很多项，把它放在一边。

The tool's most popular feature is the " magic to-do."

该工具最受欢迎的功能是“神奇待办事项”。

Remember all the other to-dos should feed in.

记住，所有其他的待办事项都应与之相辅相成。

STEP 4 If you find yourself tossing and turning over work, make a to-do list early in the evening, before you go to bed. Then put it away, and focus on prepping yourself for sleep.

如果你发现自己翻来覆去睡不着，老是想着工作，那就晚上睡前早点制定一份待办事项列表。然后放在一边，集中精力入睡。

Maybe they have a long list of to-do items and they would love to give you one of those to-do items, so that they can get their work finished.

也许他们有一长串待办事项，他们很乐意给你其中一待办事项，样他们就可以完成他们的工作。

Instead of just opening up your journal and throwing notes, to-do lists, and errands at it, it turns a blank notebook into an organized system.

它不只是打开你的日记，记下笔记、待办事项和差事，而是把一空白的笔记本变成一有条理的系统。

Therefore, I don't really like the traditional way of managing a to-do list.

因此，我不太喜欢管理待办事项列表的传统方式。

This one is actually just for genuinely organizing my week and my to-do lists.

本其实只是用来真正整理我的一周和待办事项的。

But before the virus the UN was already facing a long to-do list.

但在病毒爆发之前，联合国已经面临着一份很长的待办事项。

You have muted notifications on Slack and cleared your calendar; the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No 1 is playing; your fingers are poised above the keyboard and a thought of world-altering profundity is gradually taking shape in your mind.

你将Slack上的通知静音，做完了日历上的待办事项，巴赫第一号大提琴组曲的前奏正在播放，你的手指悬于键盘上方，一足以改变世界的深刻想法正在你的脑海中逐渐成形。

As if his historic unpopularity and long to-do list did not pose enough of a challenge, Mr Yoon also faces a third impediment: his party does not have a majority in the National Assembly.

如果他历史上的不受欢迎和长长的待办事项还不足以构成挑战的话，他还面临着第三障碍：他的政党在国民议会中的席位不占多数。

My turn. I am thankful for to-do lists.

轮到我了。我感激待办事项。

Sometimes I start my day with a full to-do list.

有时我一整天都排满了待办事项。

But the one task that's not as easy to check off the list? The name.

但哪项任务不那么容易从待办事项中划掉？起名。

If I have a massive task, I will break it up into smaller to-do list.

如果我有一巨大的任务，我会把它分成更小的待办事项。