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The not-to-do list.
A to-do list says yes. This one says no, on purpose: not today, not this week, not anymore. Writing a no down is what makes it stick, and it frees the room your three things need.
How to say no.
- 1
Not today: good things, just not now
The things that are fine, even nice, but would push out your three. Writing them here means you haven't forgotten them. You've decided. - 2
Not anymore: let go for good
The project you keep meaning to restart. The course you paid for. Crossing it out on purpose is lighter than carrying it. - 3
Habits and asks: the quiet drains
Checking the news before breakfast. The weekly meeting nobody needs. Write them down, then notice how often they try to sneak back in. - 4
The fridge: shiny ideas wait seven days
A big new idea goes in the fridge with a date a week out. If it's still warm on that day, it's real.
Keep starting new things? Shiny object syndrome explains why, kindly. And when the list of half-finished projects gets long, give them a proper send-off in the project graveyard.
Quick answers
What is a not-to-do list?
A list of things you've decided not to do, today or for good. It protects your time the way a to-do list fills it. Many people find it more useful than the to-do list.
What should go on a not-to-do list?
Good things that aren't for now, habits that drain you, meetings and asks you can decline, and projects you've quietly outgrown. Start with three.
Is it really free?
Yes. No email, no sign-up. Print it, stick it on the fridge, share it.
Does it print in black and white?
Yes. The orange crosses print as grey and everything stays readable.
Three things is enough.
In Nuffo, “not today” is a button: anything you push off waits safely in later, and shiny ideas cool for seven days on their own. Free.
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