My not-to-do list

Here is my not-to-do list that helps me stay focused on important and high-level tasks:

• No administration (I’m really lousy with papers)
• No free lectures and no free consulting, with a few exceptions
  • Mentoring one young person a year
  • Lecturing at conferences I personally really want to attend
  • Going to countries I haven’t traveled to yet
• No stress and anxiety, always action-oriented
• No letting fear limit me, always facing my fears
• No unrealistic expectations
• No cognitive distortions and negative thinking
• No dealing with haters or spending time with zombies and emotional vampires
• No working with bozos or irrationally demanding clients
• No crossing my margin and no overloading
• No checking my e-mail the first and the last thing in a day
• No e-mail client open when working
• No replying to every e-mail or IM
• No meetings (in person or by phone) with no clear agenda and a deadline
• No small talk (in person, by phone or IM)
• No reading news
• No social networks (except for the promotion of the blog)
• No shopping centers (except once a year when I have to update my wardrobe)
• No extreme thinking or disrespecting people with different views
• No negative emotional focus on the past or the future, always staying present
• No changing people (accepting them as they are)
• No gossiping about other people
• No going to bed late (after midnight)
• No heavy food after 7pm
• Do no evil

Now prepare your own not to-do list. You can help yourself with templates you can find at the end of this blog post.