Making a List and Checking it Twice

I am not a maker of lists.  The only list I keep is for groceries, which is not so much for myself but so that the rest of my family can write down what they want me to purchase at the store.  However, I do have friends who keep lists and it seems to help them do any number of things from being more organized, more productive or simply just keeping track of their lives.  I think I should try making lists.

There are many I could make:

1. Things to Do Today
2. Things to Do In the Near Future
3. Things to Do Eventually
4. Things that Make me Happy (so I can refer to it and do more of those things)
5. Things that Make me Unhappy (so I can avoid those things)
6. Things I Would Like to Learn
7. Places I Would Like to Go

Oh, I could go on and on.  It's not really the making of lists that is the problem, but the part where I check them twice.  I tend to lose my lists, or at least forget about them once they are made, which really defeats the whole purpose of having a list since I never check anything off.

But maybe I'll give it another whirl and see if I can make it work this time.  Let's just say that a little more organization (of my thoughts if not my actions) and productivity would not be unwelcome around here.