On Thursday I completed everything on my weekly to-do list. I was immediately suspicious that I’d forgotten to do something but, on checking my emails and notes, I was reassured that I hadn’t.

Since I first started using a to-do list about six months ago, I’ve established a routine with flexibility built in to accommodate work coming in at different times. It has allowed me to write LinkedIn posts a couple of weeks ahead of schedule and to continue my developmental editing course.

All this to say, if you’ve found a way of working that works for you, trust your system.

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