There’s nothing more intimidating than a mile-long to-do list. The longer a to-do list becomes, the harder it can be to motivate yourself.

And you’d be surprised at how hard it is to get much stuff done in 24 hours. Life has a habit of lurking over your shoulder and getting in the way, the creeper. One trick for keeping a HIT list simple is to make a list of stuff you want to do today and slice it in half.