User blog comment:Joy2b/Prioritizing/@comment-24475708-20140212232927

I definitely hear you on this. While it's been helpful to put down a bunch of tasks onto my lists, I'm worried that going too far in that direction will lead to an increasing percentage of my life being plotted out and checked off that doesn't really need to be. Not to say that it's not a valid path, but I think it can add to the stress after a certain point, worrying that I've checked off every little thing. Probably if it's difficult to remember to check something off when you do it, you don't need to have it as a task. I've already started doing what you have and pruning tasks that don't need to be checked off anymore, making checklists out of to-dos in order to chart progress on larger projects (and make the list easier to read), and dropping out of challenges that seemed extraneous to my needs.

In general, it seems important to keep track of why you're using Habit, and checking in to make sure that your task lists reflect that. Thanks for reminding me. Hope your lists are working better for you, and good luck with your teaching. :)