Feeling overwhelmed by everything on your plate?

Marcus Aurelius reminds us:

“Approach each task as if it were your last.”

When you focus fully on one thing at a time, you free your mind from distractions and create the perfect conditions for flow.

Q. What is flow?

A. It is the state where you are so absorbed in what you are doing that time seems to fly by, and your best work comes naturally. It is where focus and performance meet.

“Do your job”

– Bill Belichick

Bill Belichick’s famous advice, “Do your job,” reinforces this: focus on what is in front of you, not tomorrow’s task, not someone else’s.

Just yours, done with care and intention. Simplicity is not about doing less, but it is about doing what matters better.

Actionable:

1.⁠ ⁠Write down the one task that will make today feel successful.
2.⁠ ⁠Turn off distractions. Silence notifications and clear your workspace.
3.⁠ ⁠Commit fully to the task. Focus completely.
4.⁠ ⁠Reflect: Did this help you work better and feel more accomplished?

Simplicity clears the way for flow.

What’s your one task today?