How to plan a day
The day plan is a commitment device, not a scheduling exercise. Its job is to make the first hour obvious and to make the rest of the list not matter yet.
What matters here
- Pick three things, one of them small
- Start with the hardest one if the morning is quiet
- Leave space for the interruption that always comes
- Review at the end of the day, not during
- Carry forward at most two items
Choosing the three
One item should be the thing you would regret not doing. One should be quick enough to guarantee some progress. The third is whatever the day requires. That mix keeps the plan realistic.
Protecting the first hour
Whatever you do first sets the tone more than the rest of the day. If the first thing is email, the day belongs to other people. Pick the item before you open anything.
The end-of-day check
Two minutes to mark what happened and move what did not. Do it before you close the laptop, because the next morning you will not remember why the third item mattered.
Frequently asked questions
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