However I have been told that this obsession with list-making is more like a malady rather than a hobby. The common symptoms of LMS (List making syndrome) include:
- a pencil case neatly packed with assorted coloured pens, rulers, erasers, parers and sticky notes.
- enjoyment of making colour-coordinated study tables.
- Never sticking to the plan: to study.
- Taking time each day to write a list of what to do that day. (usually includes time)
- Allocating time on the list for list-making.
- Making a list of lists
- neatly folding the lists or sticking them with blue-tack to the wall.
- Crossing things off on the list is like a child getting bags of chocolate. The happiness cannot be described in words.
I don't think it's a bad thing, necessarily. For one thing I am exceptionally organised.....Well I plan to be organised anyhoo. I admit I fulfil each of those symptoms but I am also proud to say that I like to make lists. My name is Marian and I am a listoholic!
To be honest, I don't think I suffer from LMS at all. I'm too lazy to make lists, and I'm a very unorganised person overall. But I definitely don't think making lists is a bad thing! Sometimes I wish I was a listaholic...Haha! :)
ReplyDeleteYour life must be a bit more normal than mine then. I literally have "reply to comment" on a sticky note amongst other to-dos via internet... I think I am an extreme listaholic. I may even need to attend some AA meetings, or LA in this case.
DeleteMarian ^_^