Focus on one big thing

I used to make long to-do lists and feel guilty about not completing them.

Now, I structure my to-do list as follows:

One big thing

Less important thing

Less important thing

If I finish my one big thing, then my day is a success. To find it, I use this matrix:

The Eisenhower matrix

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