Problems so beset humanity today that we hate to highlight one more. But we must. Moral beings cannot simply look away.
We refer to To-Do List Padding. It’s dishonest and slimy, and it wouldn’t occur in a universe whose inhabitants were righteous.
First, a definition. To-Do List Padding is writing or typing a list of tasks to do – and padding it with tasks already done. The list padder then can immediately cross out the padding. And feel unearned satisfaction.
You’ve surely never padded a to-do list. You are righteous.
But you probably also see the problem. Padders cheat. Their phony, malignant lists suggest – falsely – that they completed yesterday’s tasks today.
Gasp!
The smug bums thus debase the global master list of All Stuff Everywhere That Must Be Done.
No!
Seriously bad stuff. Like feeding instant grits to guests.
We were only vaguely aware of To-Do List Padding until recently. Then Someone Who Shall Remain Nameless But Who Is Typing These Words stumbled. He padded a list.
He padded a list!
Imposing his penalty is on our to-do list. Maybe tomorrow.
I guilty, but in a lesser way I guess. I put things on my to-do list that I forgot to put on the previous day, and once I do them I put them on the list. I just want to remember that I did them … Now I feel bad.
I’m sorry! Carryovers are perfectly OK.