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List one task, do it, cross it out

Oliver Burkeman · 16 Aug 2021 · oliverburkeman.com

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  1. What's true of both the crisis situation and the daily situation is that at any given moment, you can only ever actually be doing one thing.
  2. In the end, the only point of any personal productivity system, goal-setting technique or "life planning" exercise is to help you make a slightly better decision about what to do, right now