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On tired days, keep a done list instead of a to-do list 📒

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Endless List

A to-do list never ends, however much you do.

Done List

So, let's try keeping a "done list." You just write the things you did today, after you do them.

⚡ TRY IT
My done list for today
📒 Done today0
  1. 🛏️ Got out of bed✅
  2. 💧 Drank water⭐
  3. 🪥 Brushed my teeth🐧
  4. 🍙 Ate something💮
  5. 🚿 Took a shower🌸
  6. 📖 Read this article🎖️
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Tap what you did today. Small things count.
📒 Nice! It is already a list.
🌟 Look at that. A real day.
🎉 6 things! What a day.
🍸 Not on the list! (Burkeman's rule)
Tired Days

On hard days, you can even write "I brushed my teeth."

Not Listed

By the way, Burkeman makes a gin and tonic at 6 p.m. every day, but he says he does not write it on the list.

📚 I learned this from Oliver Burkeman's newsletter. Read the original (English)
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