Don’t consider a project as an entirety, just focus on the next small task involved in making some progress.
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When you have a multi-action task, keep only its next sequential action on your to-do list. When the task is complete, refer to your project list and add its next action to your to-do list.
At any given moment, your to-do list should contain only the next logical action for all your ...
You might be falling into the trap of making yourself think you’re making progress when you might not really be.
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Decide what the smallest, most doable next step is. Then list all the next steps with a deadline for each.
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