Notes on getting things done.
Plain talk about planning your day, finishing your work, and showing it off.
Most to-do lists fail for one reason: they hold more work than your day does. This blog covers the other side of that problem. We write about planning against your real free time, estimating how long work takes, leaving on time without guilt, and getting credit for the work you finish.
Three topics come up most:
- Planning a day you can finish. Time blocking, the planning fallacy, and why we stop at 80% of your free time. How the planner works.
- Proving your work. Self-assessments, appraisal prep and accomplishment lists. Meet Homer.
- Being seen for it. LinkedIn and X posts written from tasks you finished. See Spotlight.
Every post is written by the Cupkey team, and every number links to its source.
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