“Lists procreate; they give rise to other lists. Nell wonders if there's a special therapy for excessive list-making. But if the two of them don't make lists, how will they remember what they need? Anyway, they like crossing things off. It makes them feel that they are getting somewhere.” ProgressProductivityListsRememberingChecklistsTo Do ListsTo Dos Book:Old Babes in the Wood: Stories Source: Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
“All over the apartment, there are lists that Myriam has written—on a paper napkin, on a Post-it, on the last page of a book. She spends her time looking for them. She is afraid to throw them away as if this might make her lose track of all the tasks she has to accomplish. She has kept some really old ones and, rereading them, she feels a nostalgia that is only intensified when she can no longer remember to what those obscure notes refer. Pharmacy Tell Mila Nil’s story Reservations for Greece Call M. Reread all my notes Go back to that shop. Buy the dress? Reread Maupassant Get him a surprise?” ProductivityListsRemindersDetritusTo DosPost Its Book:The Perfect Nanny Source: The Perfect Nanny