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USE ADDONS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER:

With a neatly organized list, goals are easier to achieve

The world quest map is actually pretty daunting, than simply tilting at tasks all sorts of willy-nilly. Besides

especially when the World Quests are Wardens and Kirin getting your goals accomplished quicker, you’re less likely

Tor, and you’re trying to find the quests that will reward to forget time sensitive objectives.

you with a Box from them. If you’re after specific types of

rewards you may have trouble pinpointing them quickly. If you’re not the actual checklist sort, some people like

With a World Quest tracking addon, you can filter them spreadsheets, calendars, or phone reminders for things

much easier, and find the ones you wish to tackle in a much like raids or major events. I’ve seen it all. Another good way

more sensible manner. to accomplish this is to use a planner or to make a Bullet

Journal and use it tackle both video game tasks and real

Similarly, some add ons can provide a more streamlined life tasks.

quality of life. Auction house add ons can make buying items

cheaper and faster, leaving you less likely to get distracted ASK FOR ASSISTANCE FROM

trying to find a good deal and an item’s worth. Postal can FRIENDS AND GUILD MEMBERS:

make sending mail faster and it easier for you to send mail

to your alts and friends. Chat addons can allow you to tag If you get distracted doing certain tasks, ask for help

people’s alts with notes so you remember who they belong getting it done. I know one friend who completely zones

to helping you to remember who they belong to. out while reviewing their own logs, so they go over them

with a guildie. Another always forgets to enchant their

MAKE A LIST OF WHAT YOU gear, so once a week they and a friend have a set time to go

WANT TO DO EACH DAY: over everything on their characters, and make certain they

both have enough of everything in their bags for a week of

Checklists, checklists, checklists. I like making a daily raiding and questing, down to helping each other craft raid

checklist or a big one that’s either weekly or monthly. food, pots and flasks.

That way, when I find myself doing laps in Dalaran, or If you’re struggling with remembering during raids, you

looking through armor for the 3,000th time, I can actually can ask for help with things like flask and food checks, or

realize that I really need to kill the World Boss, and which use an addon. I raid with a group that uses RaidSlackCheck

Achievements I’d like to get done. an addon that tells us if someone forgot to get a food buff

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