The Checklist Book: Set Realistic Goals, Celebrate Tiny Wins, Reduce Stress and Overwhelm, and Feel Calmer Every Day (The Benefits of a Daily Checklist)

Daily Checklist―Increase Your Productivity by Going Back to the Basics

"Enormously helpful, practical and detailed, without information overload...I think this book could be life-changing. I’m starting my checklist for tomorrow today!" —Amazon Review

#1 Best Seller in Time Management, Business Skills, Education & Reference, Writing Skills, and Memory Improvement

Too much to do, too little time? Feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Go back to the basics by writing out a simple daily checklist. It will change your life.

Simplicity at its best. The checklist is one of the world’s oldest—and most effective—productivity systems and time management strategies. Writing out a simple daily checklist allows us to plan our day and set in stone what we want to accomplish.

Cut out unnecessary noise. There are countless apps and organizational systems to help us straighten out our lives, but often they only add to the madness. Trying to keep up leaves us feeling drained and overwhelmed. Learn how to choose your highest priorities, set realistic goals, celebrate tiny wins, and feel calmer every day with the magic of checklists.

Be realistic about the time in a day. By physically writing down our tasks on a single piece of paper, we force ourselves to limit how much we can do in a day. Too often, we cram our day with tasks and chores and leave almost no space for self-care or time with loved ones. We end up disappointed in our inability to complete our never-ending to-do list. Checklists help you plan your day in a more realistic way. You accomplish what needs to be done—and enjoy things you want to be doing, too.

Inside learn:

• The history of the checklist and why it's effective today
• The science behind the success of checklists
• How to create a basic daily checklist—and checklists for specific situations

Readers who love life-improvement books like The Bullet Journal Method, Free to Focus, or Atomic Habits will love The Checklist Book.

Alexandra Franzen is an author and entrepreneur―and is proud to be known as a “checklist freak.” She has written articles for sites like Time, Forbes, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, The Muse, and Lifehacker, and she’s been mentioned in The New York Times Small Business Blog, The Atlantic, USA Today, StyleCaster, Brit+Co, and Inc.

Her books include You’re Going to Survive (true stories and advice on how to survive painful experiences in your career), 50 Ways to Say You’re Awesome (a book about the power of saying “thank you”), and So This Is the End (a novel about a woman with exactly one day to live).

She’s the creator of Get It Done, an online class that helps you tackle a project you’ve been avoiding and finally get it handled. She’s the founder of The Tiny Press, a publishing imprint specializing in short books that are 100 pages or less. She also works as a copywriter and consultant, helping clients complete all kinds of writing/storytelling/media projects: books, websites, podcasts, marketing campaigns, and more.

She lives in a house with an entire wall that’s covered in giant bulletin boards and checklists. alexandrafranzen.com