Career experts share their best five tips for how to make a to-do list that decreases stress and increases creativity.

However, the act of making a to-do list doesn’t mean that everything on it gets done. If you want to make your to-do list a bit more functional, keep reading for our tips.

Put down that pen and paper and read this first. Bonus: the real to-do lists of Ben Franklin and Johnny Cash.

Is your to-do list helping you reach your goals? Or is it holding you back? Productivity experts explain how to level up your list so it prioritizes what matters.