I’m a huge believer in daily lists. If for no other reason than it’s easy to forget “small” things, it’s good to have a list of what you need to do and can reasonably expect to do every day.

But what happens when an item keeps showing up on the list, day after day?

Something is going on here.

Either you don’t *really* want to do the thing in question, and you’re putting it off for that reason. Or it’s too large to do in a day. Or some variant of this.

Solve this problem. If it’s something you need and want to do but it’s too overwhelming, break the task into day size pieces and get one done each day.

If it’s something you need to do but don’t *want* to do, see if someone else can to it. Maybe you can pay someone. Maybe someone else will enjoy doing it. Or maybe someone else can help you.

And if it’s something you honestly don’t need to do, and don’t want to do, drop it. This isn’t complicated. Especially if someone has guilted you into taking on a task.

But if a task stays on your list day after day, you’re wasting time thinking about it. Either get it done or ditch it.