I know this isn't the point (probably), but I've also found that writing things down makes it easier for me to make a decision NOT to do them...if for some reason I've become uninterested in something I thought I would want or need to do, it somehow seems more legit to delete it after reviewing it several times than it would to dismiss it out of hand. That's a big stress reliever. That's in addition to all of the other stuff other folks said.