My to-do list has 42 items on it.
Not really. As far as I’m concerned, its just got 5 items I need to act on today.
Its not really a ‘to-do’ item if what is to be done is not explicitly explained and itemised. To make an effective todo list would require thinking in the line of what’s the most important thing I need to get done today? What exact steps do I need to take to get it done?
I usually get things done when I break it down from one big item e.g “Launch a new company” to a set of smaller, actionable steps like “find a profitable idea”, “do some research”, “define the mvp” and so.
The gap between moving from big ideas to execution is usually bridged when we can explicitly state in simple terms what needs to be done next. Done today.
