Da Vinci's to-do list goes viral: no priorities, just 'measure Milan' next to 'ask about ice skating'
CatAstro_Piyush · x · 2026-11-06
A transcription of Leonardo da Vinci's actual to-do list is making the rounds: entries like "calculate the measurement of Milan," "get the master of arithmetic to show you how to square a triangle," and "ask a Florentine merchant how they go on ice in Flanders" sit side by side with zero priority ranking or chronological structure. Netizens joke it's exactly like a modern man's list with "pick up drycleaning" followed by "see Machu Picchu."
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