What’s your most important thing to do today? What do you need to do most?

Why do we need to know this? The short answer is because most of us are prone to trivia. There are always tasks that need to be done that are not crucial. These are often low urgency things. They often can be done quickly, and that’s an appealing part of their charm: you can get them completed quickly and cross them off your list. Unlike, often, that most important thing, which may be complicated and require time and concentration. They may be important, even urgent, but they are not the most important thing for you to do. And included with “most important” is your favorite and your happiest thing to do.

Don’t make this more complicated than it is. 90% of the time, you know what’s important, even when you don’t want to do it. So try to train yourself to do what’s your most important task. Even when other things are screaming at you to do them. A life spent doing the important things is a life where the other things will get taken care of. Conversely, a life spent on trivia will fail to get the important stuff done, and will be a life that ultimately fails.

Do the important stuff. Your life is counting on it.