Something that has worked for me consistently is to keep a sticky note on the desktop that lists my tasks (as I see them, not necessarily as they are in any tracking system) in descending order (from top to bottom) by a combo of ease, priority, and interest.

At the end of each day I spend about 15 minutes grooming the list, moving completed tasks/items below the lowest rank todo item, and often breaking ambiguous tasks into smaller pieces that are easier to chew.

I try to combine no-brainer tasks with interesting but abstract ones so that each morning depending on my mood I can either grind through the simple ones or research the weird ones.

One of the best things about this is that it serves as a handy record for things done and at the end of each month can be referenced for reporting accomplishments as needed.

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