Lists have always implied social order.
This is really America in therapy, people trying to get themselves together and be whole.
Frequently, visualization is the key to lose weight. Imagine yourself with your desired body, and work for it. At some point in the future, this wish will come true.
You are the only one who has to live your life.
You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.
The original lists were probably carved in stone and represented longer periods of time. They contained things like 'Get More Clay. Make Better Oven.'