The most productive people I know seem to get DOZENS of things done every day. Dozens. Like 50 or 60 things, I swear! But from hard won experience I know that when I start a day with an overflowing to-do list, it rarely ends well. Probably because when I look down at a list that big I just want to start crossing things off as soon as possible. What ends up happening is that I focus on the quickly accomplished (and often less consequential) items first. And second. And third and fourth and then the day is done. Yay! My desktop is SOOO organized! On the flipside, the days are always more manageable, more satisfying, and in the end more productive if I just write down the 3 MOST important things that should happen and knock them out. Start there. End there. Anything else is extra credit.

Source: I’ve seen this same advice on a few different productivity blogs over the years

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