Warren Buffett’s 2-list strategy

The matrix is a simple four-quadrant box that answers that helps you separate “urgent” tasks from “important” ones:

• Urgent and Important: Do these tasks as soon as possible
• Important, but not urgent: Decide when you’ll do these and schedule it
• Ur...

Humans are especially susceptible to the “sunk cost fallacy”—a psychological effect where we feel compelled to continue doing something just because we’ve already put time and effort into it.

But the reality is that no matter what you spend your time doing, you can never get that time ba...

Instead of keeping all tasks on a single level of priority, this method offers two or more levels for each task:

• Go through your list and give every task a letter from A to E (A being the highest priority)
• For every task that has an A, give it a numb...

Capture everything on a Master List and then break it down by monthly, weekly, and daily goals.

1. Start by making a master list—a document, app, or piece of paper where every current and future task will be stored. 
2. Once you have all your tasks together, break th...

Once you’ve prioritized your most important work, it’s time to actually choose how to attack the day.

How you start the day sets the tone for the rest of it. And often, getting a large, hairy, yet important task out of the way first thing gives you momentum, inspiration, and energy to keep ...

Rank your work by its true priority with the Ivy Lee Method:

1. At the end of each work day, write down the 6 most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow. 
2. Prioritize those 6 items  n order of their true importance.
3. When you arrive tomorrow, ...