End each day with a prioritized list of 6 things to work on tomorrow. Start each day working on tasks from yesterday’s list, one at a time.
Ivy Lee, a Public Relations expert and business man offers this advice (as summarized by James Clear):
- At the end of each work day, write down the six most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow. Do not write down more than six tasks.
- Prioritize those six items in order of their true importance.
- When you arrive tomorrow, concentrate only on the first task. Work until the first task is finished before moving on to the second task.
- Approach the rest of your list in the same fashion. At the end of the day, move any unfinished items to a new list of six tasks for the following day.
- Repeat this process every working day.
Why it Works
- It forces you to choose your priorities.
- It increases Goal Presence
- It forces you to work in one thing at a time.
- It enables you to hit the ground running in the morning.