Listful Thinking: Using Lists to Be More Productive, Successful and Less Stressed

by Paula Rizzo

Overview

What do Madonna, Martha Stewart, John Lennon, Ellen DeGeneres, Ben Franklin, Ronald Reagan, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, and Johnny Cash have in common? Each is (or was) a list maker. These successful people, along with CEOs and successful entrepreneurs, all use lists to keep track of their ideas, thoughts, and tasks. Finding enough hours in the day to get everything accomplished and allow for some downtime can be a struggle. It's no wonder so many of us are stressed, overextended, and exhausted. More than half of all American employees feel overwhelmed, according to a study by the nonprofit Family and Work Institute. For the 54 percent of us who feel like we’re chasing our own tails, Listful Thinking is here to prove that it doesn't have to be that way. You can still find time to relax, read a good book, and do the things you love. Listful Thinking is the book that will give readers their lives back with indispensible tips on saving time, getting organized, improving productivity, saving money, and reducing stress.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632280091
Publisher:	Viva Editions
Publication date:	01/13/2015
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	228
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

PAULA RIZZO is the senior health producer for FoxNews.com at Fox News Channel and the founder of ListProducer.com. She’s an Emmy Award winner and attributes much of her success to her compulsive list making. The native New Yorker makes lists for every task and event she takes on, from finding an apartment to buying the perfect bra. She started ListProducer.com in April 2011 to help others become more organized, focused, efficient, and less stressed. Paula inherited her list-making skills from her father, Louis. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, Jay Berman.

Table of Contents

Foreword Julie Morgenstern xi

Introduction: My Life in Lists xv

Chapter 1 What Can Lists Do for You? 1

Chapter 2 Not All Lists Are Created Equal 21

Chapter 3 List Making 101 41

Chapter 4 Work It: Lists at Work Make You More Successful 55

Chapter 5 List Sweet List: Home Life Is Easier with Lists 69

Chapter 6 The Social Butterfly: Manage Your Lifestyle through Lists 83

Chapter 7 Outsourcing Your Life Will Set You Free 101

Chapter 8 Let's Get Digital 115

List Index 141

Acknowledgments 153

About the Author 157

Editorial Reviews

"Rizzo, a TV producer, explains that she’s a glazomaniac—a person who is obsessed with making lists. Her book describes various types of lists that can help you to get organized, how to make efficient lists, and how such rosters can change your life. Mainly, she says, it’s important to list everything you have to do, no matter how small. That way it’s not swimming around in your head anymore and you can have a sense of accomplishment as there will be lots of things crossed off quickly. I must say, it’s working for me." - Henrietta Verma, Editor, LJ Reviews

"A positive change maker!" Tara Stiles, author of Yoga Cures

"I was pretty positive this book was going to fit right in with my compulsive need for organization and cleanliness. Oh, was I right.”
-Sarah, Return to Sender, Letters to the World

"Until I met Paula, I thought of myself as an effective, gets-things-done woman. But compared to Paula, it seemed I was only average. Paula is sparkling, clear, energized, and focused. She’s the kind of person you want in your neighborhood because she’ll always know which official to call about what problem, and she’ll probably have already solved the problem before you’ve even gone to her door to seek her counsel."
-Alisa Bowman, Project Happily Ever After

"If you are a mom, this is a great book for you. If you are a student, you will get many great organizational tips from Listful Thinking that will help your grades, your study habits, and even get you an few extra hours of sleep."
-Erika Katz , Bonding Over Beauty

"With my penchant for listmaking, it seems I’ve found a kindred spirit in Paula Rizzo, the founder of ListProducer.com and author of the new book Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, Highly Successful, and Less Stressed."
-Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S., Psych Central

"Building and maintaining an 'external brain' for navigating our world is critical for a sustainable lifestyle. Paula Rizzo has written a fun and useful manifesto for off-loading the job of remembering and reminding, to free up your head's bandwidth to be focused on more meaningful stuff."
—David Allen International Best-Selling Author, Getting Things Done: the Art of Stress-Free Productivity

"This book is a perfect for anyone who's familiar with the stress of rushing to complete things at the last minute, or becoming overwhelmed by tasks both large and small. It takes you through the practical skills of how to create lists to make life simpler no matter what you're dealing with, so if you're starting a new project or just managing the chaos of day to day life, this book will be a life saver."
—Phil Parker, Expert in the Psychology of Happiness, Health & Genius, Author of Get The Life You Love NOW

"There's something so gratifying about writing out a list and scratching tasks off. Listful Thinking incorporates list making at work, home and play so you can be less overwhelmed and enjoy your life."
—Julie Morgenstern, Productivity Expert and NY Times Bestselling Author of Time Management From the Inside Out

"Those of us who love making lists have been waiting for a terrific book like Listful Thinking to feed our obsession. It’s practical, funny, and thought-provoking, and will inspire readers to use list-making themselves—both to get more done and have more fun."
—Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1 New York Times and international bestseller The Happiness Project

"Paula Rizzo offers the antidote to the "busier than thou society" with thoughtful practical advice on how to make to do lists truly work. Her straightforward and practical approach is helpful in moving us toward managing our tasks rather than our anxiety about managing our tasks. A must have for the list maker in all of us."
—Mary Carlomagno, Author, Organizer, Speaker and Owner of orderperiod.com

"There aren't 25 hours in the day, but there is Listful Thinking. I wouldn’t be where I am today without my ‘lists’! Optimizing time is critical to success... as a professional, a parent, and a partner. Paula's approach is like a modern checklist for getting the right things done. Her lists help to calm the frenzy and focus our energy on what's really important. You need this book!”
—Ali Brown, Entrepreneur, Mentor, AliBrown.com

"Making lists has turned my life around. As a fan of Paula Rizzo's blog List Producer, I will be using her Listful Thinking as a daily routine to getting things done!"
—Reeda Joseph, author of Girlfriends Are Lifesavers

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