People Use To-Do Lists For Everything Else. Why Not Create One for the Internet? May 28, 2010

Without question, the Internet provides an abundance of information.  There are many great online tools designed for attorneys, such as Weslaw and LexisNexus.  Lawyers can turn to the Internet to look up cases and other information.  The point is that the Internet is useful.  However, it can become a problem when the Internet starts stealing your time.

You may go online with the intention to look up cases.  The next thing you know you are on The Wall Street Journal’s website, because you remembered a news topic you wanted to learn more about.  Before you know it, you have been on numerous sites, have wasted a good 30 minutes and still haven’t looked up the cases you had originally planned.

There are many distractions that lawyers and business owners face and it takes a lot of self-discipline to ignore these diversions and focus on the task at hand.  I have found that creating an Internet to-do list can keep me on track.  For example, I have a small notebook I keep either in my pocket or next to my computer.  This notebook is only used for the Internet. Whenever I remember an email I need to send or something important I want to look up later, I write it down.

After you have created your to-do list, you can set aside a specific time for it.  By using an Internet to-do list, you are able to protect your time and still satisfy your curiosity.

For more attorney time saving tips, check out the program, Militant Time Management.

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