This is a silly post, but probably one my wife would agree with. Lists keep you sane and allow you to sleep when you work at home.

Sometimes when I’ve got a lot of jobs on, I spend the majority of time that I’m not working thinking about working. It’s ridiculous, it might just be half a dozen things I’ve got to do, but in my mind’s eye I’ve got a hundred things to remember to do and I better not forget any of them. It even keeps me awake at night.

So these days I’ve taken to noting down everything that is still outstanding at the end of a day on a post-it and sticking it to my keyboard for the next morning. I even prioritise it with the important stuff at the top.

As soon as that list is made, the pain of remembering everything leaves my head and I know I’ll get a decent night’s sleep that night.

Told you it was a silly post.