▁work ▁done , ▁every ▁day , ▁and ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁achieve ▁it ▁helps ▁you ▁diagn ose ▁where ▁you ▁are ▁going ▁wrong ▁and ▁what ▁needs ▁to ▁change . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁writers ▁have ▁str essed ▁potential ▁difficulties ▁with ▁to - do ▁lists ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁Management ▁of ▁the ▁list ▁can ▁take ▁over ▁from ▁implementing ▁it . ▁This ▁could ▁be ▁caused ▁by ▁pro cr ast ination ▁by ▁prolong ing ▁the ▁planning ▁activity . ▁This ▁is ▁a kin ▁to ▁analysis ▁par al ysis . ▁As ▁with ▁any ▁activity , ▁there ' s ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁dimin ishing ▁returns . ▁ ▁To ▁remain ▁flexible , ▁a ▁task ▁system ▁must ▁allow ▁for ▁dis aster . ▁A ▁company ▁must ▁be ▁ready ▁for ▁a ▁dis aster . ▁Even ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁dis aster , ▁if ▁no ▁one ▁made ▁time ▁for ▁this ▁situation , ▁it ▁can ▁met ast as ize , ▁potentially ▁causing ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁To ▁avoid ▁getting ▁stuck ▁in ▁a ▁waste ful ▁pattern , ▁the ▁task ▁system ▁should ▁also ▁include ▁regular ▁( month ly , ▁semi - ann ual , ▁and ▁annual ) ▁planning ▁and ▁system - evalu ation ▁sessions , ▁to ▁we ed ▁out ▁in e ffic ien cies ▁and ▁ensure ▁the ▁user ▁is ▁head ed ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁truly ▁des ires . ▁ ▁If ▁some ▁time ▁is ▁not ▁regularly ▁spent ▁on ▁ach ieving ▁long - range ▁goals , ▁the ▁individual ▁may ▁get ▁stuck ▁in ▁a ▁perpet ual ▁holding ▁pattern ▁on ▁short - term ▁plans