We are all busy professionals. As a direct result, I have found that as my career progressed, I have become obsessed with lists.

In the early days as a young lawyer, I literally kept a separate “To Do” pad. I would start the week on the top page and then color code and move tasks that needed to be completed onto later pages as the week progressed. I can still clearly reach the emotion of panic on the few occasions that pad was misplaced.

Now my lists are electronic. I have all kinds of lists. A weekly “To Do”, ever morphing shopping lists, movies, restaurants, everyone’s medications, recipes, and of course potential blog topics.

The beauty of electronics is that my lists are with me everywhere I go. Much better and more versatile than the old days with the “To Do” pad.

What is your organizational tool of choice?