Supercharge Your To Do List

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By Dr. Patricia Carrington
An exciting ne use ! ha"e #isco"ere# $or %&T is its
application to a 'To Do' list.
(hy #o e nee# help ith a 'To Do' list in the $irst place)
The reason is that hile 'To Do' lists are "ery use$ul* they
ha"e a +uality o$ 'forcing' a,out the-* hich can easily
cause resistance in all o$ us. .o one li/es to ,e $orce# to #o
anything* e"en ,y our on sel"es* an# i$ you ill pic/ up a
'To Do' list that you ha"e -a#e an# loo/ at it* you ill
notice so-ething "ery interesting hen you thin/ a,out
putting it into e$$ect.
%&T can step in to change the tenor o$ our thin/ing a,out
such a list an# our reactions to
#oing it. The result is that e ill ,e $ar -ore apt to get a
large nu-,er o$ those ite-s crosse# o$$ ,y the en# o$ the
#ay as 'co-plete#'.
Let0s ta/e an i-aginary 'To Do' list hich has as its $irst
ite- a re-in#er to rite to a certain person* 'Lorraine'*
a,out so-ething e ha# as/e# her to #o $or us hich in
$act nee#s to ,e explaine# to her again -uch -ore $ully so
that she can #eci#e hether or not to co-ply ith our
re+uest. (hat happens in our -in# as e conte-plate
this)
!$ you o,ser"e yoursel$ care$ully an# -onitor your on sel$
tal/ as you thin/ a,out riting to such a person* you ill
see that it -ight go so-ething li/e this '1h yes* ! ha"e to
explain to Lorraine. She -ay ,e upset at hearing hat !
ha"e to say ,ecause it -ay not $it into her plans* so !0ll
ha"e to ,e #iplo-atic. 1,"iously that0s not going to ,e
easy. !n $act it $eels stress$ul 2ust to thin/ o$ sitting #on to
rite to her. !t0s going to re+uire concentration an# tact
an# she -ay not li/e hat ! say anyay'3. etc.. etc.
.otice ho e build up the #i$$iculty o$ the letter or e4-ail
that e -ust get out to Lorraine* seeing it as onerous an#
"ery #i$$icult.
.o atch hat happens hen e apply %&T* as !
strongly suggest you #o syste-atically to each ite- on
your on 'To Do' list. !$ you ere tapping on the letter to
Lorraine* your %&T State-ent -ight go so-ething li/e5
'Even though it will be a burden to have to be diplomatic
with Lorraine, and she may not like me anyway when I
send it, I choose to let it be light and easy to write and let
go of wanting to control the result.'
A$ter #oing a roun# o$ %&T on this state-ent* hen you
loo/ at this ite- on your 'To Do' list again* you -ay ,e
surprise# at ho the eightiness o$ the tas/ has change#.
You ill pro,a,ly see the riting o$ this letter no in its
true perspecti"e* as so-ething you can sit #on an# run
o$$ +uic/ly an# graciously* an# let it go at that.
(hen the eight is ta/en o$$ the-* ite-s on your 'To Do'
list can usually ,e hippe# through at a -uch $aster pace.
6ere is another exa-ple o$ a $ictitious ite- on your list 77
to pro#uce 89 i#eas $or a pro2ect concerne# ith %&T.
Tenty i#eas: That -ay see- at $irst to ,e an
insur-ounta,le nu-,er: But notice hat happens hen
e apply %&T to that issue as ell. Suppose e ere to use
a phrase li/e5
"Even though I have to come up with 20 ideas, I choose to
find this remarkably easy way to do so by including
restatements of ideas that I've epressed very well in the
past.'
Tapping on this is li/ely to -a/e the hole process -uch
easier $or you as you thin/ a,out it. !t;s a-a<ing ho o$ten
e resist letting the things e ha"e to #o ,e easy. !t;s
al-ost as i$ they ere not as i-portant i$ they ere easy
an# in $act i$ this see-s to ,other you un#uly you can #o
an interi- %&T state-ent hich -ight go li/e this5
'Even though it would seem ridiculous (as though ! ere
cheating* etc.) if this task were too easy, I choose to let it
be easy and be comfortable with that.'
.o suppose that ha"ing tappe# on this state-ent that the
#ra-a is auto-atically ta/en out o$ the tas/ an# it
,eco-es 2ust 'so-ething to get #one') !t;s a-a<ing ho
o$ten e #ra-ati<e an# exaggerate hat is on our 'To Do'
lists. %&T can counteract that.
The thir# ite- on your list -ight ,e to re"ise a report.
Be$ore you #o %&T this coul# see- to you to ,e a hea"y
tas/* ,ut suppose you ere to tap on* 'Even though it's
feels heavy and time!consuming to have to do those
revisions, I choose to do them easily and efficiently in a
surprisingly short period of time.'
By tapping on that state-ent* the i--ensity o$ the pro2ect
coul# shrin/ an# you oul# see it in its proper respecti"e.
! cannot #escri,e ho -uch -ore ! get #one hen ! use
%&T on the ite-s on -y 'To Do' list* an# ho -uch easier
an# -ore relaxe# acco-plishing the- ,eco-es. ! highly
reco--en# this approach to your lists. !t can change the
tenor o$ your #ay as ell as increase your le"el o$
e$$iciency* an# it ill allo $or a relaxation an# pleasure in
hat you;re #oing that the $orce# tas/s ne"er possess.
=any #escriptions o$ ne ays to use %&T appear in Dr.
Carrington;s ,oo/* Multiply the Power of EFT: 52
New Ways to Use EFT that Most People Dont
Know Aout.
Supercharge Your "To Do" List
Patricia Carrington, Ph.D.
An exciting new use for EFT and its appication to creating and
foowing through with a To Do ist, !" Dr. Patricia Carrington.
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By Dr. Patricia Carrington
An exciting ne use ! ha"e #isco"ere# $or %&T is its
application to a 'To Do' list.
(hy #o e nee# help ith a 'To Do' list in the $irst place)
The reason is that hile 'To Do' lists are "ery use$ul* they
ha"e a +uality o$ 'forcing' a,out the-* hich can easily
cause resistance in all o$ us. .o one li/es to ,e $orce# to #o
anything* e"en ,y our on sel"es* an# i$ you ill pic/ up a
'To Do' list that you ha"e -a#e an# loo/ at it* you ill
notice so-ething "ery interesting hen you thin/ a,out
putting it into e$$ect.
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