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Trigger Lists

Date: March 19 2020

Summary: Trigger lists can be used to 'trigger' ideas or thoughts by reading custom phrases or items on a list.

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Table of Contents

  1. How To Cite
  2. References
  3. Discussion:

A trigger list is a list of key terms that as you read through them, should remind or "trigger" a thought of something that you perhaps forgot or did not remember pertaining to your life.

Here is an example trigger list:

- Projects started, not completed
- Projects that need to be started
- Commitments/promises to others
- Significant Other
- Family
- Friends
- Classmates
- Borrowed items
- Projects: other organizations
- Service
- Civic
- Volunteer
- Communications to make/get
- Family
- Friends
- Professional
- Initiate or respond to:
- Phone calls
- Text messages
- Voicemail
- E-mail
- Snail mail
- Social Media
- Upcoming events
- Special occasions
- Birthdays
- Anniversaries
- Weddings
- Graduations
- Holidays
- Travel
- Weekend trips
- Vacations
- Social events
- Cultural events
- Sporting events
- Things to do
- Places to go
- People to meet/invite
- Local attractions
- Administration
- Financial
- Bills
- Banks
- Investments
- Loans
- Taxes
- Insurance
- Legal affairs
- Filing
- Waiting for...
- Mail order
- Repair
- Reimbursements
- Loaned items
- Medical data
- RSVPs
- Home/household
- Landscape
- Kitchen things
- Washer/dryer/vacuum
- Areas to organize/clean
- TV
- VCR/DVD
- Music/CDs/tapes
- Phones
- Closets/clothes
- Vehicle repair/maintenance
- Tools
- Luggage
- Computers
- Software
- Hardware
- Connections
- CD/DVD Drive
- E-mail
- Internet
- Social Media
- Health care
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Specialists
- Hobbies
- Books
- CDs
- MP3s
- Podcasts
- Videos
- Apps
- Errands
- Hardware store
- Pharmacy
- Supermarket
- Bank
- Cleaner
- Bookstore
- Library
- Clothing store
- Community
- Neighborhood
- Schools
- Local government
- Civic issues

How To Cite

Zelko, Jacob. Trigger Lists. https://jacobzelko.com/03192020050346-trigger-list. March 19 2020.

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Discussion:

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