The productivity system that actually works is embarrassingly simple
After years of GTD, Zettelkasten, second brains, and PARA — here is what I actually use:
One list. Three items max. Every morning.
That is it. The rest is theatre designed to feel productive without being productive. Complexity in a productivity system is usually a coping mechanism for unclear priorities.
If you do not know what your three most important tasks are today, no system will save you. The system is not the solution. Clarity is the solution. The system just holds the clarity.
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