Seth Godin's post this morning sent me off on a crazy slalom down TechXav's list of the most popular Wikipedia articles in 2009 -- a mishmash where the Beatles keep company with swine flu and the Transformers, and where obits (Deaths in 2009)  and World War II beat Sex. It was an early morning so I went for the list like a cat for tinsel, as the list's teenaged author, Brad Thompson, must have known readers would.

Deeply meaningful it's not, except as one ranking of what we've been curious enough about to look up. But of all the things I could have read, it's what got my attention. We're often hurried, and lists convey information (and stir curiosity) quickly.   

Next time you need a few list ideas to organize something, whether it's equipment inventories, a to do list for projects, start-up expenses, or a walkathon pledge form, check out the list templates on Office.com. That way you'll have more time to ponder the content, whatever it might be.

Have you come across any lists online lately that saved you time (even if they seemed a bit bizarre)? What lists do you rely on? (Or do you consider them more effort than they're worth?) 

-- Holly