Commitment
A traditional to-do list is not a commitment. It may feel safe to add every potential activity there, including things that other people push on you. The list is long, and the continuous inward flow ensures that all activities can’t possibly ever be done. Without commitment, there is less motivation. It’s not really an achievement to complete and remove one line from this inventory that is still enormous.
Your To Do Today sheet is your timeboxed commitment. You shouldn’t put activities there that you do not think you will do today. This sheet allows you to see a goal that is reasonable to reach that very day. By contrast, the Activity ...
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