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sleep you will need to deal with that day to come. So finish your day with
a today/tomorrow to-do list.

Don’t just jumble everything up in the list like a shopping list; prioritise the
order of tasks by grading them depending on exactly how critical it is that
they be done on that particular day. You can use an A, B, C or a traffic-
light colour-coding system, as you wish, but make sure that the end result is
visually clear—those truly important items should leap right off the list at
you when you scan it, even in passing. Finally, be careful about that
grading when carrying items over to the next to-do list. Don’t just copy it
without thinking, as items which were unimportant on one day may well
end up being time critical in another day or so.

HERE’S AN IDEA FOR YOU…
Your to-do list can shield you from those delegating task dumpers. Any
delegated task must find not only a slot in your to-do list but a
grading. If its grading doesn’t put it at the top of the list, point that
out to the would-be task dumper and refuse.