With a long, overwhelming list of to-do items, it becomes more tempting to tackle the small, easy things in order to make visible progress.
There’s nothing wrong with keeping a to-do list, but we need to make sure that the joy of erasing things from our to-do list is not shifting the way we spend our time.
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Use the 1-3-5 rule when putting together her daily to-do list.
On any given day, set nine goals for yourself:Making endless lists that cannot be completed leaves us worrying more than doing.
Make sure your "to-do" list is manageable.
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