3 Fixes for the “I’m Busy All Day But Nothing Gets Done” Problem

If your days feel packed but your to-do list never shrinks, you don’t need more time—you need a better system. Start here:

1. Define the one mission-critical task for the day.
   Everything else is secondary. Don’t start the day until that task is chosen.

2. Block time for deep work before the world wakes up.
   Calendar chaos happens when you play defense. Protect your high-focus windows.

3. Batch shallow tasks.
   Emails, scheduling, Slack replies—lump them together in 1–2 chunks. Stop bleeding attention all day long.

You don’t need 12 hours. You need a plan that respects your focus.