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Smaller To-Do Lists

The longer the list of unfinished items, the worse you feel about it. And at a certain point, you just stop looking at it because it makes you feel bad. Then you stress out and the whole thing turns into a big mess. 

  • Divide your long list into many smaller ones. The List of 100 points to the ten lists with ten items in each.
  • Try to separate tasks into smaller pieces until you will be able to fully understand them.

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