Write tomorrow's first task before you close the laptop today
You start working instead of deciding what to work on.
Why it works
The first stretch of a work session often gets spent re-orienting — checking messages, deciding what is urgent, opening ten tabs. A single task written down the night before removes that decision entirely, so the day starts with doing, not deciding.
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