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Three Ways to Build a To-Do List That Actually Keeps You On Task We asked three entrepreneurs how they stay on task. Here are three styles of to-do lists that actually work.

By Entrepreneur Staff

This story appears in the January 2021 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

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1. Simple

"I make lists. Lots of them — analog style," says Rebecca Minkoff, founder of her eponymous fashion brand. "It focuses me on my tasks and goals and keeps me from being a slave to my inbox. And crossing them off definitely feels like an accomplishment."

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