6. Use The "One And Done" Rule - Deepstash

6. Use The "One And Done" Rule

Most of us tend to keep some tasks aside, thinking of taking care of those tasks later. But rarely do we actually do those later because we won't add them to our to-do- lists. To avoid this, add each new task to a to-do list, so there's no risk of forgetting later.

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