Sort by urgency and impact

It is a simple task that will make you feel motivated.

• List all your to-dos for this month and sort them by urgency.
• Then decide how you'll spend 'today'.
• Focus on one to three big tasks and keep the rest for later in the week.

• Break your big projects down into simple manageable steps and then set a short deadline for each.
• Switch from “task urgency” to “time urgency” , to choose what really deserves your attention.
• Don’t let urgent tasks control the first hour of your day. Set aside blocks of ...

When you have written down notes containing simple explanations, organize them in a narrative that you can tell from start to finish.

If the explanation is not clear, identify your gaps, look up definitions, augment with other sources, then organize and simplify again. You ...