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The to-do list resting on my desk has 37 items requiring completion. Each line includes a box for a checkmark or bullet point, denoting it is done.

The list grows or narrows, depending on the day of the week, and some of the entries have been included for more than two weeks.

"I'll get to those tomorrow," I tell myself while perusing the contents and deciding which items are today's priority.

This weekend, while on our way to Ponca State Park for a family shindig, I started another list and was lucky enough to cross off two of the 10 items en route.

When we arrived, work mode continued. My...