6 Hacks to Crush Your To-Do List Every Single Day

Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
5 min readDec 10, 2024
Photo by Svitlana on Unsplash

In this digital age, where nearly any distraction may reach our desk, we must maintain our energy.

Our focus is the most expensive product.

Lists and a lot of caffeine are not enough.

Here are my top six scientifically supported productivity recommendations to help you plan your day so you can complete your top tasks every single day.

Without wasting your time, let’s dive in.

Rule 1: Write tasks down immediately

This happens to me all the time. I am pro at it. lol

I’m taking out the trash, walking my doggies, taking cold plunges, or whatever, and a to-do pops into my head — something like “Call the windows guy to fix the window at rental or home.”

Do not tell yourself you’ll keep it in mind and get to it later — I promise you won’t.

Your mind will already have moved on to the next thing.

Write down the task as soon as it pops up in your mind.

I write it down on Keep (Google app) or on a sticky note.

Rule 2: The two-minute rule

I’ve just told you that you should write down to-dos immediately when you think of them…

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Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Sufyan Maan, M.Eng

Written by Sufyan Maan, M.Eng

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