It's Personal.

LB Crazy

The file name of this scan of lists is "lbcrazy.jpg"

I think that's a pretty good description. These are lists that I made before falling asleep very early on in the semester. I was really stressed out and feeling crazy so these were an attempt to make myself feel more organized and calm. They are a little embarrassing. I don't know why I got into the habit of drawing an alarm clock at the top. I was really really anxious and stressed the night I made the one on the upper right! Do you have any weird listing habits when you're feeling insane?

Violent Check-offs

This list was made to keep track of changes that needed to be made to a project. Notice that this person wrote that one part took 4 1/2 hours! I like the idea of writing down how much time it took to do something. Normally, It's my instinct to write down how much time I think something will take.

Sometimes it's necessary to cross things out really violently. I can relate to that. The second picture is the back of the list. Look how hard she pushed! You can see marks from the other side.

The back of the list is a bonus that may or may not have to do with the project.

Any Material

It's really satisfying to see an extremely organized list like this one. It is written on a flat paper bag and includes a to-print, to-do, and time-oriented lists! This list was offered to me almost immediately after it was made. Does the process of making a list ingrain it into your mind making it unnecessary to use the list at all?

Multiple Lists on One Page

Multiple lists on one page in order to save paper. Individual items on lists are crossed off when completed, whole lists are crossed off when no longer relevant.

Listen to the owner of this list talk about their process >>>

A List Notebook

I always buy or make little books specifically for writing lists. I keep them for about a week until they get misplaced. I find them later and then wonder why I thought it would be a good idea in the first place.

Here is an example someone gave me of a notebook purely for listing. Clearly it's been flipped through and shoved into bags over and over because the spiral binding is very bent and the pages are difficult to turn.




















The thing I like about these lists is that they all seem to be in different handwriting, but they are actually by the same person. I find myself doing that too.























Many types of lists are in this notebook, and it's nice to see a few items crossed off.

Time-oriented List

I found a post-it note folded up very tiny next to a garbage can while I was at work. I can never resist picking up paper when I see it abandoned on the floor...



















This list has times attached to the items on it, which is the sort of list that I've been making a lot lately.

I think I know who this belonged to, which really satisfies my nosiness.