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I’m a fan of to-do lists. Whether on paper or digital, I find great peace of mind knowing that what I need to do is written down. Marking off the tasks is a satisfying visual indicator of apparent progress. While extensive to-do lists are not for everyone, there’s a complimentary list I keep that I believe is for everyone, though few seem to have: a stop doing list. We’re rarely honest with ourselves, or those around us, about our limited capacity. We behave as though we have an unlimited ability to expand our time and energy for work, relationships, volunteering, social engagements, etc. The trouble is that if you do not regularly decide what you need to stop doing, from the mundane to the material, you’ll find yourself perpetually overextended because as more comes in, nothing goes out. What if this evening at home, or tomorrow with your colleagues, you…