Before Breakfast Second Cup: Make a someday/maybe list
Mar 14, 2026
A quick tour of the someday/maybe list and why it frees daily planning from distant tasks. Practical tips on where to keep that list and how often to review it. Ideas for using spare minutes to chip away at parked items. Advice on keeping daily plans realistic so they actually get done.
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Create A Someday Maybe List
- Do create a someday/maybe list to park tasks you want to do but don't need to schedule now.
- Laura Vanderkam keeps hers in a notebook and others use Apple Notes or Trello so future-you won't forget ideas like ordering replacement silverware.
Why Daily Lists Break With Long Range Items
- Insight: Mixing long-range items into daily to-do lists makes those lists unusable because you won't do most of them today.
- Laura gives examples like planning next year's Christmas or hosting a neighborhood progressive party that clutter daily priorities.
Review Someday Maybe During Weekly Planning
- Do review your someday/maybe list regularly and migrate time-sensitive items to your weekly or daily plan.
- Laura checks hers during Friday weekly planning and pulls things like camp health forms or plane tickets onto next week's list.
