A “Not-To-Do” list can help with that. It’s like a reverse to-do list, where you can pinpoint time-suckers and productivity ...

The tactic is based around the psychological principle of the mental anchoring effect, which is when you build a mental habit ...

Ms. Dorn, for example, often forgets things that seem boring or mundane. She now wears a recording device on her wrist and says her to-do list out loud, then plays it back later in the day.