Obligations & Options — This Separation Will Make Your To-Do List Invincible To Overload (Barbell #4)

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Obligations and options are treated completely separately in your task manager.

Therefore, the distinction between them must be absolutely clear. In your task manager, you want to create two separate lists. The first one is called options, and the second is obligations.

You create a new list in Google Tasks by simply clicking on “+New list” and giving it a name.

What are Obligations?

Obligations are the small tasks that you must do, or you will experience unwanted consequences. It could be work-related or other commitments that you cannot drop on the spot. You decide what unwanted consequences mean for you, but if you do not want them, then they are obligations.

Your obligations list is tightly correlated with your calendar since the list represents the smaller tasks in one session. The calendar is enough for larger obligations such as work time or other regular activities.

Here is how you input obligations:

• In the obligations list on your task manager, you add a new task with a name.