PSYC 471 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Mind-Wandering, Kurt Lewin, The Monthly
16 Feb 2013
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Chapter 3: a brief history of the to-do list - (baumeister) The to-do list started with god and the creation of the universe; the process was apparently broken down into a schedule of daily tasks. Making and following a to-do list may seem fairly simple and direct, but we"re not always successful in checking off all the items on our lists. Our failure rate increases as our lists get longer. > regulation highlights the importance of a goal. Regulation means changing, but only a particular kind of intentional, meaningful change. To guide toward a speci c goal or standard. (e. g. the speed limit for cars on a highway) > self control without goals is aimless change. We make unrealistic and really long to-do lists that are almost impossible to accomplish. (e. g. benjamin franklin, who aimed for moral perfection (long-term goal) and found it very dif cult to accomplish)
