“The Burner List is not perfect. It won’t keep track of every detail, or help you juggle a million projects. But that’s exactly the point. The Burner List is intentionally limited — and therefore focused.”
There are a million different To-Do List techniques out there, but this one from author Jake Knapp is worth checking out.
He calls it a Burner List, and it consists of a two column layout designed to force you to prioritize a single project and limit the distractions of things that are less important to your success.
And if you don’t love this approach, you can always give my Done List technique a try.